Conventions against Illict Traffic in Nacotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 2008 · As enacted · Part IV · Mlsceu.Aneous
31. Regulations
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The Minister may make regulations under this
Act for the any matter authorized or required to be made under this Act, or for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Act.
Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred him by subsection (l), the Minister may make regulations in respect of all or any of the following matters:-
the manner in which applications for licences and registration of prcmi.ses under sections 19 and 20
are lo be made, the forms to be used for such purpose and the fees to be charged ;
. (b) the registers· and records that need to be maintained by importers and exporters in terms of sections 19
and 20 including details of-
the names and addresses of importers or exporters and where possible the name of the consignees ;
the name of the substance being imported or exported with details of quantities ;
points of entry and dates of dispatch of the substances ;
the purpose, in relation to the particular industry, for which the substance is imported;
the matters"to be included in the quarterly returns to be submitted in terms of section 20, reflecting the details of imports: exports, use, manufacture and
· distribution of the substances included in _Table ,I and Table II of the 1988 United Nations
Convention ; and
the manner of monitoring and the persons responsible for monitoring the activities and records specified in the Act.
Co11ve11tio11s Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Act, No. I of 2008.
Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such ·publication or on such· later date.as may be specified in the regulation.
Every regulation made by the Minister shall as soon as convenient af:tcr its publication in the Gazette be brought before Parliament for its approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shail be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of disapproval but without prejudice to. anything previously done thereunder.
Notification of the date on which a regulation is deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.
Sinhala text 10 prevail in. case of ioc:onsistenc:y.
· 32. In the event of any inconsistency between the
Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.