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Tourist Development Act (No. 14 of 1968) - Sect 56

Power of Minister to modify effect of certain written laws

56.
(1) For the purpose of enabling the Board to exercise, perform or discharge, within any national holiday resort, any power, duty or function under any written law for the time being specified in the First Schedule, regulations may be made under this Act, with the concurrence of the Minister to whom the subject or function of that written law has been assigned by the Prime Minister under section 46 (4) of the relevant Order in Council, declaring that any such written law shall, in its application within that resort, have effect subject to such modifications as may be specified in those regulations.
(2) Regulations may be made under this Act, with the concurrence of the Minister to whom the subject or function of any written law for the time being specified in the First Schedule has been assigned by the Prime Minister under section 46 (4) of the relevant Order in Council, declaring that such written law, or any such provisions of such written law as may be specified in those regulations, shall not apply within any national holiday resort.
(3) Where any regulation is to be enacted in pursuance of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) which amends, modifies, limits or suspends the exercise of the powers, duties or functions statutorily conferred upon or delegated to any local authority or any Government-sponsored board or corporation under any written law specified in the First Schedule, the Minister shall before he seeks the concurrence of the Minister to whom the subject or function of that written law has been assigned by the Prime Minister under section 46 (4) of the relevant Order in Council consult the wishes of such local authority or board or corporation.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 96 of this Act no regulation made in pursuance of any of the provisions of this section shall come into force unless and until it has been approved by resolution of the House of Representatives.


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