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| (a) There shall be charged, levied and paid an export duty calculated at the rate of rupees ten and cents fifteen only for every one hundred pounds of tea exported from Ceylon: | | |
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| (b) The amount of the export duty imposed by this section may be varied, or any such duty may be rescinded, by Order made by the Minister. Such Order shall be published in the Gazette, and shall come into force on the date of such publication. | | |
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| (c) Every Order made by the Minister under this sub-section shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before the House of Representatives for approval within four months. Any such Order which is not so approved shall be deemed to be revoked as from the date of its disapproval, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder. | | |
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| (d) This section shall have effect as though it formed part of the Customs Ordinance, and the provisions of that Ordinance shall apply accordingly. | | |
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| (e) The proceeds of the export duty on tea recovered under this section shall be paid monthly by the Principal Collector to the credit of the Central Tea Fund. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts