Skip to content
Contents

Part IV · General

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

(2)

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

(3)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall, within three months from its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Any such regulation, which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(4)

Notification of the date on which any regulation is deemed to be rescinded under subsection (3), shall be published in the Gazette.