69. Regulations

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

(1)

The Minister may make regulations in respect of matters for which regulations are authorized or required to be made or to be prescribed by 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.

“Tourism Act,

No. 38 of 2005”

and “Sri Lanka

Tourism

Development

Authority ” to be substituted for the expressions

“principal Act”

and “Board”, respectively.

(3)

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 Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(4)

Notification of the date on which any regulation is deemed to be so rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.

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