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| (1) The Commissioner may refuse to approve the recruitment of any class or category of persons for employment abroad
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| | | (a) the services of that class or category of persons are vital to the economic development of Sri Lanka ; or |
| (b) having regard to the current and prospective demand of the services of that class or category of persons, the departure of persons of that class or category from Sri Lanka will adversely affect the national economy; or |
| (c) having regard to the skills of that class or category of persons, the terms and conditions of employment offered to them are not satisfactory ; or |
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| | (ii) if the employment offered is not regulated by law in the country in which such employment is offered. | | |
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| (2) A licensee who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner refusing to approve the recruitment of any class or category of persons for employment abroad, may, within fourteen days of the date on which such decision is communicated to him, appeal against such decision to the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister. |
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| (3) Such Secretary may, on any appeal made under sub- section (2)
| | (a) allow the appeal and direct the Commissioner to approve the recruitment of the class or category of persons to whom the appeal relates ; or | | |
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| (4) The Commissioner shall comply with any direction issued to him under subsection (3). |
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