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| (1) The Minister shall appoint, by name or by office, a person to be the Competent Authority for the purposes of this Act. |
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| (2)The Competent Authority may appoint such other officers and servants as may be necessary to assist him in the implementation of the provisions of this Act. |
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| (3)The Competent Authority shall exercise and discharge the following powers and functions :
| | (a)enter and inspect any premises in which any article, in respect of which an Order under section 5 has been made, is stored ; | | |
| | (b)securing the enforcement of all Orders made in terms of section 5 ; | | |
| | (c)administer and implement a regulatory system as provided for in terms of an Order made under section 5 ; | | |
| | (d)setting out the procedures relating to collection and distribution to be followed in respect of any article which is purchased. | | |
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| (4)The Competent Authority shall, prior to exercising the powers conferred on him by paragraph (a) of subsection (3), obtain a warrant for such purpose from the Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the said premises are situated. |
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| (5)The Minister shall in consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, determine by Order the remuneration payable to the Competent Authority and the officers and servants appointed under subsection (2). Such remuneration shall be charged to the Consolidated Fund. |
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| (6)The Competent Authority and the officers and servants appointed in terms of this section shall be deemed to be public officers for the purposes and within the meaning, of the Penal Code. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts