Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Act 2014 · As enacted · Part II
34. Suspension of a licence
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
A licence may be suspended-
where the licencee has acted in violation of any condition of the licence or in contravention of any provision of this Act or any regulation or rule made thereunder and such violation or contravention does not however pose an unacceptable threat or risk to public health or a danger to the environment;
where any danger or risk caused or likely to be caused to public health or the environment can be mitigated or remedied through the adoption of corrective measures; or
where the licencee has failed without reason, to comply with any directives issued by the
Council under section 39.
Where a decision is taken to suspend a licence, the
Council shall in a notification sent to the licencee, specify the period for which the licence is being suspended and the corrective measures that are required to be taken for the suspension to be removed.
The licencee shall carry out the corrective measures or steps specified in the notification prior to the expiry of the period of suspension.
Where the licencee is unable to complete the measures or steps specified before the expiry of the period of suspension, the licencee may request in writing for further time to carry out the same, and the Council may grant further time where it considers it appropriate in the circumstances.
Where the Council is satisfied that the measures or steps required have been carried out by the licencee satisfactorily, the Council shall remove the suspension imposed.
A person who continues to conduct a practice after the receipt of a notification issued by the Council under subsection (1) and prior to the removal of suspension under subsection (4), shall commit an offence and be liable on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding three million rupees or to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both such fine and imprisonment.