37. Regulations

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

(1)

The Minister shall in consultation with the

Commission make regulations in respect of matters required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are authorized to be made.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), regulations may be made in respect of all or any of the following: -

(a)

prescribing the manner in which the Commission shall appoint the Committee referred to in subsection (2) of section 18;

(b)

prescribing the eligibility required of the persons appointed to the Committee referred to in subsection (2) section 18;

(c)

prescribing the procedure to be followed by the

Committee in relation to an inquiry or investigation being conducted in terms of section 18;

(d)

identifying the mechanisms or processes to be adopted in relation to complaints and grievances received by the Commission in terms of the provisions of this Act;

(e)

identifying women of different categories and status and to prescribe measures to be adopted to ensure equality and protection to respective category or status;

(f)

issuing guidelines to the relevant authorities, specifying the manner of adhering to the framework;

(g)

prescribing areas in which economic empowerment of women is required and targets to be met under the framework and to ensure not less than fifty percentum contribution of women in the national economy;

(h)

establishing mechanisms to promote empowerment initiatives:-

(i)

for socio economic empowerment of women having special regards to women with disabilities;

(ii)

for the protection of girls from all forms of violence, forced labour, trafficking and exploitation;

(iii)

for a support systems for assisting women to access judicial processes for obtaining redress for gender based violence and discrimination;

(i)

prescribing policies and practices to be adopted by private persons and other non-state institutions to ensure women’s rights; and

(j)

for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Act.

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

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

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