Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act 1984 · පනවන ලද පරිදි · Part V · General
42. Exemption from taxes and duties
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
The Institution shall be exempted from the payment of~
any tax on the income or profits of the Institution ; and
any stamp ‘daty on any instrument executed by, or on behalf of, or in favour of, the Institution.
The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, exempt the Institution from the payment of any custom duty on any goods imported or purchased by the Institution.
48.
The use by any person carrying on any activity, buginesa, trade or ocoupa-tion of certein words,
Except with the written approval of the Minister and subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4), no person shall carry on any activity, business, trade or occupa-tion under any name which contains the words “Institution of
Standards”, “Standards Institution” or such other words the
‘ use of which would imply that such person was the Sri Lanka
Standards Institution or is associated or connected with the
Institution.
Except with the written approval of the Minister and subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4)—
no trade mark which contains the word “Standards”
shall be registered under the Code of Intellectual
Property Act, No. 52 of 1979;
{b) no person shall, unless authorized in that behalf by 6
permit, sell any commodity or poduct under a mark which contains the word ‘Standard’ or under a description in which the said word is used in a manner which may create the impression that the commodity or product complies with a standard specification approved therefor by the Institution.
Any person who, at the commencement of this Act earries on any activity, business, trade or occupation or is registered under any such name as is referred to in subsection (1) may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), continue to carry on such activity, business, trade or occupation, or to be registered, as the case may be, under such name.
The provisions of subsection (2) shall not affect any trade mark rogistered at the commencement of this Act, or the sale of any commodity or product under any such trade
The Minister may at any time withdraw any approval given by him under subsection (1) or subsection (2) if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do so in order to avoid confusion or abuse.