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| (1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Act. |
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| (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or in respect of all or any of the following matters :
| | (a)the measures to be taken for the purpose of preventing, detecting and investigating offences under this Act ; | | |
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| | | (i) the determination of any zones as restricted or prohibited zones for any class of ship, and |
| (ii) the issue of permits to enter any restricted zones so determined ; |
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| | (c)the co-ordinating and monitoring functions of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority ; | | |
| | (d)the establishment of a reward scheme for the granting of rewards to persons furnishing information leading to the detection of offences under this Act, and to persons implementing measures for the suppression of piracy ; | | |
| | (e)the formulation of procedures for the exercise of powers by an authorized officer under section 15. | | |
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| (3)The Minister shall not make any regulation in respect of the matters set out in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) except with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Shipping and in conformity, as far as practicable, with the obligations of Sri Lanka under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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| (4)Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette, and shall come into operation on the date of such publication, or on such later date as may be specified in such regulation. |
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| (5)Every regulation made by the Minister shall as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette be brought before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder. |
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| (6)Notification of the date on which any regulation is so deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette. |
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