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Part II

32. National policies on investment, international trade and investment zones

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The Economic Commission shall formulate and recommend to the Cabinet of Ministers the national policies on investment, international trade and investment zones, to enable the realization of the National Policy on Economic

Transformation as specified in sections 3 and 4, and forward the same to the President and the Minister.

(2)

The Minister shall, upon receipt of approval from the

Cabinet of Ministers cause such national policies on investment, international trade and investment zones to be published in the Gazette and tabled in Parliament for approval.

(3)

Upon receipt of approval from Parliament under subsection (2), the national policies as so approved shall be the national policies on investment, international trade, and investment zones.

(4)

It shall be the duty of the Economic Commission and other related statutory bodies, Provincial Councils,

Provincial Ministries, departments and any other local authorities to comply with the national policies on investment, international trade and investment zones.

(5)

The Economic Commission shall ensure that it consults and coordinates with other agencies having responsibilities for substantive matters relating to the matters of investment and international trade in formulating the national policies on investment, international trade and investment zones.