Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 54. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " Fund " means the Fund of the Board; " local authority" means any Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Village Council; " Local Government Service Commission" means the Local Government Service Commission established under the Local Government Service Ordinance; "Minister " means the Minister to whom the subject or function of tourism has been assigned by the Prime Minister; "the Board" means the Ceylon Tourist Board established under this Act; " resthouse " means a public resthouse, and includes any premises appertaining to any resthouse, and any ambalama, maddum or other public buildings for the shelter of travellers; " tourist" means a person travelling to, from, or in, Ceylon, whether or not such person is a resident of Ceylon; " tourist scheme " means a tourist scheme prepared by the Board under this Act; " tourist service " means a service of any class or description declared to be a tourist service for the purposes of this Act by any Order made by the Minister under this Act, and the expression " tourist services " shall be construed accordingly; " tourist travel" means tourist travel to, in or from Ceylon. |