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| (1) This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Products (Regulation and Control of Supplies) Act, No. 34 of 1979. |
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| (2) The provisions of this Act shall come into operation as follows:-
| | (a) the provisions of this section and the provisions of Parts I and IX of this Act shall come into operation on the date of enactment of this Act; | | |
| | (b) the provisions of Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII of this Act shall come into operation on such date or dates as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette. Different dates may be appointed in respect of different Parts of this Act. | | |
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| (3) Where any Part of this Act is brought into operation by an Order made under paragraph (b) of subsection (2), the provisions of that Part shall continue to be in operation until such Order is revoked by the Minister by a like Order published in the Gazette. |
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| (4) The revocation of an Order made under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) bringing any Part of this Act into operation shall be deemed not to prejudice the power of the Minister to bring such Part into operation at any time after such revocation by a subsequent Order made under that paragraph. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts