AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SRILANKA PORTS AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND PROVIDE PORT AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE PORTS OF COLOMBO, GALE AND TRINCOMALEE AND ANY OTHER PORT AS MAY BE DECLARED HEREAFTER BY THE MINISTER BY ORDER, TO BE A PORT TO WHICH THIS ACT SHALL APPLY; FOR THE EXERCISE, PERFORMNANCE AND DISCHARGE BY THAT ACT AUTHORITY OF THE POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PORT COMMISSIONER, THE PORT (CARCO) CORPORATION , AND SUCH OTHER POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS AS MAY BE CONFERRED, ASSIGNED OR IMPOSED ON THAT AUTHORITY BY LAW ; FOR MATTERS IN RERLATION TO THE OFFICERS AND SERVANTS, PROPERTY, RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PORT (CARGO) CORPORATION AND THE PORT TALLY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION AND THE PUBLIC OFFICERS OF, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PORT COMMISSIONER ; FOR THE REPEAL OF THE PORT OF COLOMBO (ADMINISTRATION) ACT (CHAPTER 238) , THE PORT (CARGO) CORPORATION ACT, NO. 13 OF 1958, AND THE PORT TALLY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION ACT, NO. 10 OF 1967 ; FOR THE MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS IN THEIR APPLICATION TO THE PORTS OF COLOMBO, GALLE AND TRINCOMALEE AND ANY OTHER PORT AS MAY BE DECLARED HEREAFTER BY THE MINISTER BY ORDER, TO BE A PORT TO WHICH THIS ACT SHALL APPLY; AND FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.