Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Sri lanka Bureau Of Foreign Employment Act (No. 21 of 1985)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Application of this Act  
   3.	   Establishment of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment  
   4.	   Members of the Bureau  
   5.	   Board of Directors  
   6.	   Remuneration of members of the Bureau  
   7.	   Members of the Bureau to disclose interest in contract proposed to be made by the Bureau  
   8.	   Quorum for meeting of the Board and regulations of procedure  
   9.	   Validity of acts or proceedings of the Board  
   10.	   Members of the Board to administer the affairs of the Bureau  
   11.	   Delegation of powers and duties of the Board  
   12.	   Chairman of the Board  
   13.	   Seal of the Bureau  
   14.	   Power of the Minister in relation to the Bureau  
   15.	   Objects of the Bureau  
   16.	   General powers of the Bureau  
   17.	   The Fund of the Bureau  
   18.	   Audit of Accounts  
   19.	   Report to be tabled in Parliament  
   20.	   Promotion and development of employment outside Sri Lanka  
   21.	   Representatives of the Bureau  
   22.	   Duties of representatives of the Bureau  
   23.	   Joint Ventures  
   24.	   Foreign employment agencies to be licensed  
   25.	   Bureau to carry on business of foreign employment agency   
   26.	   Application for a licence  
   27.	   Conditions for grant of licence  
   28.	   Applicant to comply with directions issued by the Bureau before issue of the licence  
   29.	   Form and duration of licence  
   30.	   Renewal of licence  
   31.	   Cancellation of a licence  
   32.	   Bureau shall communicate its decision to applicant or licensee together with its reasons therefor  
   33.	   Appeals  
   34.	   Licensee not to charge any fee  
   35.	   Display of licence  
   36.	   Licensee to inform Bureau of any change of particulars  
   37.	   No action regarding recruitment to be taken without the approval of the Bureau  
   38.	   Authorized officer may be present at interview of persons for recruitment for employment outside Sri Lanka  
   39.	   Grounds on which approval may not be granted.  
   40.	   Contract or employment.  
   41.	   Maintenance of records  
   42.	   Returns  
   43.	   Directions of the Bureau  
   44.	   Inquiry into complaints made by persons recruited for employment outside Sri Lanka  
   45.	   Workers Welfare Fund  
   46.	   Moneys payable into Welfare Fund to be lodged with the bank  
   47.	   Power to invest any moneys of the Fund  
   48.	   Application of the Fund  
   49.	   Orders cheques  & c. for payment out of the Fund  
   50.	   Statement of receipts, disbursements, & c. on account of the Welfare Fund  
   51.	   Payment by recruits  
   52.	   Cess  
   53.	   Information Data Bank  
   54.	   Constitution of Association of Licensed Foreign Employment Agencies  
   55.	   Functions of the Association  
   56.	   Management of affairs of the Association  
   57.	   General powers of the Association,  
   58.	   Procedure & c. of the Association   
   59.	   Appointment of officers and servants  
   60.	   Powers of entry inspected and interrogation  
   61.	   Regulations  
   62.	   Unauthorized recruitment an offence  
   63.	   Forgery or inducement an offence  
   64.	   Charging fee an offence  
   65.	   Offence re1ating to returns, amp; c  
   66.	   Offence relating to inquiry  
   67.	   Miscellaneous offences  
   68.	   Punishment for subsequent offences under section 63 or section 64  
   69.	   Offences by body of persons  
   70.	   Transitional provision  
   71.	   Repeal of Act No.32 of 1980  
   72.	   Interpretation