Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 2022

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Products Short title and (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 2022. date of operation (2) The provisions of this Act other than this section shall come into operation on such date (hereinafter referred to as the “appointed date”) as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette.

2. The long title of the Petroleum Products (Special Amendment of Provisions) Act, No. 33 of 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the long title to the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the the Act, No. 33 of 2002 substitution for the words “ IN THE ENERGY SUPPLY COMMITTEE ;”, of the words “ IN THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CABINET OF MINISTERS;”.

3. (1) In the principal enactment and other written law, “Energy Supply every reference to the “Energy Supply Committee”, in Committee” to be referred to as relation to the principal enactment, shall be read and the “Committee” construed as a reference to the “Committee appointed under section 3”. (2) In any notice, communication, form, or other document issued, made, required or authorized by or under the principal enactment, every reference to the “Energy Supply Committee”, shall be read and construed as a reference to the “Committee appointed under section 3”.

4. Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed Replacement of and the following section is substituted therefor: - section 3 of the principal enactment 2 Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 2022 “Appointment 3. (1) There shall be a Committee appointed of a by the Cabinet of Ministers (hereinafter referred Committee to exercise, to as the “Committee”), subject to the perform and succeeding provisions of this section to discharge the exercise, perform and discharge the powers, powers, duties and functions hereinafter set out. duties and functions under this Act (2) The Committee shall consist of the following:– (a) ex-officio members– (i) the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Petroleum, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee; (ii) the Secretary to the Treasury or his nominee not below the rank of Director-General of the Treasury; (iii) the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Economic Policy Development; (iv) the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Investment Promotion; (b) the Chairman or Managing-Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, established under Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Act, No. 28 of 1961, nominated by the Minister; Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) 3 (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 2022 (c) two members appointed from among persons who have achieved eminence in the field of petroleum industry or law. (3) A member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (c) of subsection (2), shall hold office for the period of two years from the date of appointment unless such member resigns the office by letter addressed to the Cabinet of Ministers or, is removed from office by the Cabinet of Ministers, for reasons assigned. (4) The quorum for any meeting of the Committee shall be five members and the Committee may regulate the procedure, in regard to the meetings of the Committee and the transaction of business at such meetings.”.

5. The following new section is hereby inserted Insertion of new immediately after section 3 of the principal enactment, and section 3A in the principal shall have effect as section 3A of that enactment:- enactment “Committee 3A. The Committee shall be deemed to be a deemed to be a scheduled scheduled institution within the meaning of institution the Bribery Act (Chapter 26) and the provisions within the of that Act shall be construed accordingly.”. meaning of the Bribery Act

6. Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended Amendment of in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the section 6 of the principal words “the Minister in charge of the subject of Power and enactment Energy” of the words “the Minister”.

7. Section 9 of the principal enactment is hereby amended Amendment of as follows:– section 9 of the principal enactment 4 Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 2022 (1) by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression “Ceylon Petroleum Corporation” of the following new definition:– ““Minister” means, the Minister assigned the subject and functions relating to this Act under Article 44 or 45 of the Constitution.”; and (2) by the repeal of the definition of the expression “Energy Supply Committee”. Transitional 8. Every licence validly issued under the provisions of Provisions the principal enactment and stated therein to continue in force for a period extending beyond the date of the coming into operation of this Act, shall continue in force for the period so stated and every such licensee shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and any other terms and conditions which may be lawfully imposed under this Act and any other regulation or rule made thereunder. Sinhala text to 9. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala prevail in case and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. of inconsistency Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) 5 (Amendment) Act, No. 27 of 2022 English Acts of the Parliament can be purchased at the “PRAKASHANA PIYASA”, DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, NO. 118, DR. DANISTER DE SILVA MAWATHA, COLOMBO 8.