53. Replacement of section 195 of the principal enactment

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

Section 195 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor :—

195. (1) The Commissioner-General may, upon application made in that behalf in the prescribed form by the registered owner of a garage or inspection and testing centre and upon payment of the prescribed levy and service charge, by Order declare—

(a)

that the garage or inspection or testing centre specified in such order shall be an

“Approved garages, approved inspection and testing centres and certifying officers.

approved garage or approved inspection or testing centre for the annual examination and certification of vehicles for the purposes of section 29; and

(b)

that such registered owner, and the other person or persons employed at such approved garage or approved inspection or testing centre and specified in the order, shall each be an approved certifying officer for the purpose of such examination and certification of motor vehicles at such approved garage or approved inspection or testing centre.

(2)

Where the Commissioner-General makes an order under subsection (1), he shall issue to each approved certifying officer a letter of authority stipulating therein, the conditions subject to which such letter of authority is issued.

(3)

The Commissioner-General may revoke or alter any order made under subsection (1) if there is a contravention of any condition specified in the letter of authority issued to any approved certifying officer of such approved garage or such approved inspection or testing centre in respect of which such order was made.

(4)

The Commissioner-General may specify, in relation to each approved garage and approved inspection or testing centre the maximum number of motor vehicles which may be examined and certified at that approved garage or approved inspection or testing centre during the course of a day.

(5)

Where the Commissioner-General rejects an application referred to in subsection (1), he shall state his reasons therefor in writing.

(6)

The Minister may make regulations prescribing—

(a)

the equipment and facilities that should be made available at an approved garage or approved inspection or testing centre;

(b)

the qualifications required of an approved certifying officer;

(C)

the frequency of mandatory inspection for different classes or descriptions of motor vehicles ;

(d)

the amount of any deposit to be made by an approved garage or approved inspection or testing centre.”.

Read on from s 54