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As enacted

Act of Parliament

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2002

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

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Public Utilities

Commission of Sri Lanka Act, No. 35 of 2002 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by

Order published in the Gazette. Different dates may be appointed in respect of different provisions of this Act.

(2)

This Act shall apply to the public utilities industries set out in the Schedule to this Act, the regulation of which is vested in or assigned to the Public Utilities Commission of

Sri Lanka.

(3)

Parliament may by resolution amend the Schedule to the Act by adding thereto any utilities industry or removing therefrom any pubic utilities industry, where such addition or removal is considered necessary or expedient in the public interest.

Part II

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka

Part III

Appointment of Director-General, Deputy Directors-General and Others Staff

Part IV

Objectives, Powers and Functions

Part V

Competition

Part VI

Consumer Protection

Part VII

Policy Guidelines

Part VIII

Finance

Part IX

General

Schedules