Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Port (Cargo) Corporation Act (No. 13 of 1958)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   2.	   Establishment of Port (Cargo) Corporation  
   3.	   Members of the Corporation  
   4.	   General duty of the Corporation  
   5.	   Powers of the Corporation  
   6.	   Powers of the Minister in relation to the Corporation  
   7.	   Board of Directors. [ 3, 67 of 1961.]  
   8.	   Remuneration of Directors  
   9.	   Director to disclose interest in contract proposed to be made by the Corporation  
   10.	   Quorum for meeting of Board of Directors  
   11.	   Regulation of procedure  
   12.	   Board of Directors may act despite vacancy  
   13.	   Delegation of powers and duties of Board of Directors  
   14.	   Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors  
   15.	   Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors  
   16.	   Seal of the Corporation  
   17.	   Borrowing powers of the Board of Directors  
   18.	   Investments of funds of the Corporation  
   19.	   Port (Cargo) Corporation Stock  
   20.	   Government guarantee  
   21.	   Application of the revenue of the Corporation  
   22.	   Reserves. [ 4, 67 of 1961.] Cap. 139  
   23.	   Accounts and audit of accounts  
   24.	   Powers of the Auditor-General and his assistants  
   25.	   Report of the Board of Directors and copies of Auditor-General's report and statement of accounts and statistics to be sent to the Minister and laid before the Senate and the House of Representatives, and copies of such reports and statistics to be made available for purchase by the public  
   26.	   Date on and after which certain port services are to be provided by the Corporation  
   27.	   Termination of business of port entrepreneurs  
   28.	   Duty of certain port entrepreneurs to carry on their undertakings until the date when their licences cease to be in force  
   29.	   Notice of claim or disclaimer  
   30.	   Report on condition of any notified property  
   31.	   Compulsory acquisition of notified property for the Corporation by vesting Order of the Minister  
   32.	   Requisitioning of immovable notified property  
   33.	   Compulsory acquisition of requisitioned property for the Corporation by a vesting Order under section 31  
   34.	   Taking possession of property vested in, or requisitioned for, the Corporation  
   35.	   Prevention of, or obstruction to, taking possession of property for and on behalf of the Corporation  
   36.	   Acquisition of immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act for the Corporation. Cap. 460  
   37.	   Special grant or lease of Crown property to the Corporation. Cap. 454  
   38.	   Power to require information and to inspect, &c  
   39.	   Compensation in respect of property vested in the Corporation by vesting Order  
   40.	   Compensation in respect of property requisitioned for the Corporation  
   41.	   Date of commencement of accruement of compensation  
   42.	   Interest on compensation. [ 5, 67 of 1961.]  
   43.	   Mode of payment of compensation  
   44.	   Valuation Board or Boards for assessing compensation  
   45.	   Assessment and determination of compensation  
   46.	   Payment of compensation  
   47.	   Deductions from compensation  
   48.	   Appeal against determination of Board of Directors regarding amount of compensation  
   49.	   Board of Review  
   50.	   Appointment of public officers and servants of the Local Government Service and of any local authority, to the staff of the Corporation  
   51.	   Officers and servants of the Corporation deemed to be public servants. Cap. 19  
   52.	   Employment by the Corporation of qualified workers of the Port of Colombo  
   53.	   Provision in regard to termination of services  
   54.	   Provision in regard to the Fund known as the Provident Fund, Commercial Workmen, Port of Colombo  
   55.	   Gratuities payable by-port entrepreneurs of the Port of Colombo  
   56.	   Section - 56  
   57.	   Section - 57  
   58.	   Section - 58  
   58A.	   Obligation to furnish certain information in respect of payments due under section 55, section 56, and section 57  
   59.	   Labour Tribunal or Labour Tribunals to determine certain claims. [ 10, 67 of 1961.]  
   60.	   Claims that may be referred for determination to a Labour Tribunal or Labour Tribunals. [ 11, 67 of 1961.] [ 2, 41 of 1964.]  
   61.	   Instalments due from any employee of the Corporation in repayment of a loan from the Lady Lochore Loan Fund and interest thereon  
   62.	   Instalments due from any employee of the Corporation in repayment of any advance of salary or wages granted by port entrepreneur of the Port of Colombo  
   62A.	   Certification of amount that cannot be paid out of compensation under section 47 (1) (a). [ 12, 67 of 1961.]  
   62B.	   Recovery of amount that cannot be paid out of compensation under section 47 (1) (a). [ 12, 67 of 1961.]  
   63.	   Charges that may be made by the Corporation,  
   64.	   Section - 64  
   65.	   Section - 65  
   66.	   Power of Collector of Customs summarily to enforce payment of charges due to the Corporation for services rendered in respect of any vessel. Cap. 235  
   67.	   Double charge may be made for services rendered in respect of any goods by the Corporation if false or incorrect information is given in regard to those goods  
   68.	   Power of Board of Directors to remit charges wholly or partly  
   69.	   Regulations  
   70.	   Contravention of a regulation an offence  
   71.	   Power of Board of Directors to compound claims  
   72.	   Liability of directors and certain officers of a body corporate for offence committed by that body  
   73.	   Provision in regard to mortgages and leases  
   74.	   Power of companies, &., to enter into contracts with the Corporation  
   75.	   Protection for action taken under this Act or on the direction of the Board of Directors  
   76.	   No writ to issue against person or property of a member of the Corporation  
   77.	   The Corporation deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. Cap. 26  
   78.	   Protection of port entrepreneurs for termination of employments without any notice or without proper notice  
   79.	   Certain goods to be at the risk of the owner, importer, exporter, shipper, or consignee thereof. [ 15, 67 of 1961.]  
   80.	   Interpretation