6. Insertion of new section 51A in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 51 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 51A of that enactment:—

51A. (1) If any licensee does not receive any commission or any other payment to secure employment opportunities outside Sri Lanka, he may charge the actual expenses to be incurred, in addition to the registration fee from any recruit, after having obtained prior approval for the same from the Bureau. Where the Bureau believes that the expenses requested are unreasonable, the Bureau may refuse to grant approval under section 37.

Where a licensee having received payment for expenses from the employer abroad, conceals the receipt of such payment and requests payment for those expenses, such licensee shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

Where a licensee in terms of subsection (1) receives a payment approved by the Bureau, the licensee shall issue a receipt for the amount, so received.

A licensee who does not issue a receipt in terms of subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.”.