Imports And Exports (Control) (Amendment) Act (No. 28 of 1987)

Imports and Exports (Control) (Amendment) Act, No, 28 of 1987 L. D.- -0. 13/86 [Certified on 2nd June, 198’73 AN‘ACT TO AIYIEN~‘D THF, PMPCIRTS ABD EXPORTS (CORTBOL) ACT, Na. 1 OF 1969 BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : -1. This Act may be cited as the Imports and Exports Short title. (Control) (Amendment) Act, No. 28 of 1987. 2. Section 8 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, Replacement No. 1 of 1969 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal ~fo~~t$ enactment “) i as amended by Act No. 48 of 1985, is hereby No.1 of 1969. repealed and the following section substituted therefor :-“ Authority granted by licences. 8. A licence granted to any person shall, subject to the conditions set out in the ~ licence and to the provisions of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, authorize such person to import into, or export from, Sri Lanka, goods of such value and in such quantity or quantities as may be specified in the licence. “. 3. The following new section is hereby mserted Insertionof immediately after section ll~, and shall have effect as new section section 11~ of the principal enactment :- 11~ in the principal “ Publication 11~. of list of Where the Controller is satisfied that enactment. !xF”” any importer has imported any goods into Sri Lanka which do not conform to the stan- contravene regulations. dards specified for those goods in regulations made under this Act, the Controller shall in the interest of the national economy and the protection of public health, publish in the Gazette a list specifying the name and address of such importer and such other particulars as may be necessary to ascertain the identity of such importer. I’. 4. Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby Replacement repealed and the following section substituted therefor :-- of section 17 of thr4 “ Punishment principal for 17. (1) Every person who is guilty of an enac.tmak offences. offence under this Act shall be liable, on conviction after summary trial before a Magi-& rate, to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either descrip-tion for a term not exceeding six months OE A r~9634.A ;87@).’ 2 Imports and Exports (Control) (Amendment) Act, lJ0. 28 of 1987 to both such fine and imprisonment and in the case of any offence relating to the import of any goods in contravention of any ru&ations made under this Act relating to standards or quality control the Magistrate shall make order that such goods be forfeited to the State. (2) Any goods forfeited by an order made under subsection (1) shall, upon such forfei-ture, vest absolutely in the State and such vesting shall have effect-( a) where no appeal has been preferred against the order of forfeiture, after the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be preferred to the Court of Appeal against the order of forfeiture ; or (b) where an appeal has been preferred to the Court of Appeal against the order of forfeiture, upon the determination of such appeal confirming or uphold-ing the order of forfeiture. (3) The Controller shall have possession of any goods vested in the State under sub-section (2) and may sell or otherwise dispose of them as he may think fit. Where the Con-troller sells any such goods, the proceeds of sale shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund. “. Amendment of section 20 of the principal enactment. 5. Section 20 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the repeal of paragraph (b) thereof and the substitution of the follow-ing paragraph therefor : -“ (h) the regulation of the standards. and Ihp quality control of exportable or importable goods of any specified class or description. “.