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Part III · General Establishment of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka

9. Regulations

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Act and in respect of any matter which is required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of subsection (1), regulations may be made in respect of all or any of the following matters :—

(a)

Codes of Conduct for the different sectors in so far as they are necessary, within the framework of the

National Policy on Information and Communication

Technology, for the purpose of the implemention of such policy ;

(b)

the form and content of any action plan to be formulated in terms of the National Policy ;

(c)

the standards of international renown for human resources development, products, services, markets and transactions in their application to the field of

Information and Communication Technology ; and

(d)

the functions of the Committee.

(3)

Every regulation made under subsection (1) 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.

(4)

Every regulation made under subsection (1) shall as soon as convenient be placed before Parliament for its approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be disapproved with effect from the date of disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(5)

Notification of the date of disapproval of any regulation shall be published in the Gazette.

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