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| (1) The Minister may, from time to time, by Order published in the Gazette, vest in the Bureau, with effect from such date as may be specified in the Order, the exclusive right to book, reserve or allocate freight or cargo space on any ocean going vessel for the carriage of goods other than the goods specified in the Order, from any port in Sri Lanka to any destination specified in the Order. |
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| (2) On and after the date with effect from which the exclusive right to book or reserve freight or cargo space for the carriage of any goods to any destination has been vested in the Bureau under subsection (1)-
| | (a) no person other than the Bureau shall make any booking or reservation of freight or cargo space with a shipowner or his agent for the carriage of such goods to such destination; | | |
| | (b) no person shall ship such goods to such destination on any ocean going vessel unless freight or cargo space has been booked, reserved or allocated for the carriage of such goods by the Bureau; and | | |
| | (c) any booking, reservation or allocation of freight or cargo space for the carriage of such goods to such destination in contravention of the preceding provisions of this subsection, and any contract of affreightment in respect of such carriage entered into between a shipper and any owner, agent or master of an ocean going vessel shall be deemed for all purposes to be null and void and to have no force or effect whatsoever. | | |
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