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| (1) The Chairman of the Authority on the recommendation of the members of the Authority may, where it appears to him to be expedient so to do, after such consultation as may appear to be necessary, by Order regulate the prices, rates, fees or charges that may be imposed, levied, demanded or recovered for the provision of any tourist service. Such order is in this Act referred to as a "Price Regulation Order". |
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| (2) Any Price Regulation Order-
| | (a) may be made operative to all tourist services throughout Sri Lanka, or may be limited in its operation to tourist services in any such place or area in Sri Lanka as may be specified in the order ;
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| | (b) may be limited in its application to any such description of tourist services as may be so specified ;
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| | (c) may regulate prices, rates, fees or charges in respect of tourist services of different descriptions or different classes of tourist services of the same description ; and
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| | (d) may prescribe the conditions subject to which such prices, rates, fees or charges may be imposed, levied, demanded or recovered by any such services, including conditions as to quality and standards of the amenities or facilities afforded by any such services.
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| (3)
| | (a) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by the preceding provisions of this section, the Director-General of the Authority shall, in making any Price Regulation Order have regard primarily, to the necessity of ensuring that any description of tourist services of any one class shall be entitled to impose, levy, demand or recover higher maximum prices, rates, fees or charges than any other class of tourist services of the same description.
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| | (b) For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "class", in relation to any travel or tourist service of any description, means the classification allotted or given to that service in the register maintained for such purpose as required by law.
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| (4) Every Price Regulation Order shall come into operation when such Order is made and signed by the Chairman of the Authority |
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| (5) After any Price Regulation Order has been signed by the Chairman of the Authority, public notice thereof shall forthwith be given-
| | (a) by the publication of such Order in the Gazette ; and
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| | (b) in any other manner as may be prescribed by regulations made for the purpose under this Act.
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| (6) Every Price Regulation Order shall, within two weeks of the date on which it comes into operation, be placed before the Minister for his consideration, and the Minister may thereupon approve or rescind the Order. |
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| (7) Where any Price Regulation Order is rescinded by the Minister under subsection (6), notice of such rescission shall be published in the Gazette, and the Order shall be deemed to be rescinded with effect from the date of such publication, but without prejudice to anything done or suffered thereunder or any right, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder. |
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| (8) Where any Price Regulation Order has been approved by the Minister, notification of such approval shall be published in the Gazette. |
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| (9) Any Price Regulation Order made in terms of the above provisions may from time to time in the best interests of the travel and tourist trade, be amended or varied. |
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| (10) Every Price Regulation Order made under this section and approved by the Minister shall be placed before Parliament. |
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