Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsMinister may delegate certain powers and duties
| 12. The Minister may, by Notification published in the Gazette, delegate to the Director or the Chief Surveyor of Ships, or any other officer appointed under this Act and specified in such Notification, the exercise of any powers (other than the power to make any subsidiary legislation) or the performance of any duties conferred or imposed on him under this Act, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified in such Notification. No such delegation shall affect the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty by the Minister; and every officer purporting to act pursuant to any delegation under this section shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation. |