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| (1) The Commission shall have the power to cancel a registration granted under section 14 or section 15 on any one or more of the following grounds:
| | (a) acting in violation of national policy; | | |
| | (b) acting in contravention of the Development Plan ; | | |
| | (c) breach of any conditions of registration or any condition imposed by the Commission under the provisions of section 17; | | |
| | (d) improper conduct of examinations ; | | |
| | (e) inability to impart instructions in accordance with any rules made by the Commission in that behalf; | | |
| | (f) mismanagement of the affairs of any registered institute or any person or establishment conducting a specified course; and | | |
| | (g) failure to provide information or permit inspection under section 18. | | |
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| (2) The Commission may from time to time direct the Director General to inquire and to submit a report to the Commission as to the cancellation of the registration of any registered institute or any person or establishment conducting a specified course on any of the grounds specified in subsection (1) : |
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| (3) The Director-General or any other person conducting the inquiry shall, after due notice to affected parties, conduct an inquiry and submit a report to the Commission on the findings of the inquiry and the recommendations with copies to the affected parties. |
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| (4) On receipt of the notice under subsection (3) the Commission may by notice sent to the party affected, require him, within such time as specified in the notice, to show cause why his registration should not be cancelled and whereas such party fails to dc so within the time specified, the Commission may cancel the registration. |
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| (5) Where on receipt of a notice under subsection (4), the party fails to show cause to the satisfaction of the Commission, the Commission may by order, cancel the registration, subject to an appeal to the Court of Appeal under section 21. |
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| (6) The order made under subsection (5) shall take effect-
| | (a) where no appeal is made to the Court of Appeal under section 21, upon the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be made to such court; or | | |
| | (b) where an appeal is made to the Court of Appeal under section 21, upon the Court of Appeal affirming the order of the Commission. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts