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Part V · General

39. Regulations

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

(1)

The Minister may make regulations under this

Act in respect of all matters which are required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are required or authorized to be made under this Act.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations in respect of the measures to be taken for the purpose of preventing, detecting and investigating offences under this Act.

(3)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of publication, or on such later date as may be specified therein.

Prevention of Offences relating to Sports

(4)

(a)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall, within three months after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval.

(b)

Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(5)

Notification of the date on which any regulation made by the Minister is deemed to be so rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.