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Part II

30. Effect of a failure to renew a licence

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

(1)

Where a licencee fails to apply for the renewal of its licence three months prior to the date of its expiry, the licencee shall be subject to the payment of a surcharge for each day at such rate as shall be determined by the Council by rules made in that behalf, until the date of the expiry of the licence, in addition to the renewal fee required to be paid when renewing the licence.

(2)

Where a licencee fails to apply for a renewal of the licence prior to the date of its expiry,the Council shall have the power immediately upon the expiry of such licence-

(a)

to cause the premises in which the practice is being conducted to be sealed and within seven days of such sealing, to make an application to the

Magistrate’s Court to obtain an order confirming the sealing of the premises; and

(b)

to issue such directions as it may consider appropriate pertaining to the manner in which the safety and security of the radioactive source shall be ensured and for the protection of human life and the environment, which the licencee shall be required to strictly adhere to.

(3)

The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of section 33 of this Act, shall mutatis mutandis apply to and in respect of a licencee to whom any directions are issued under paragraph (b) of subsection (2).

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