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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
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PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT
REVENUE (SPECIAL PROVISIONS)
ACT, No. 1 OF 2006
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[Certified on 06th January, 2006]
Printed on the Order of Government
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Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of January 06, 2006
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Protection of Government Revenue 1
(Special Provisions) Act, No. 1 of 2006
[Certified on 06th January, 2006]
L. D.—O. 63/2005
ANACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC REVENUE AND
FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO
WHEREAS it is necessary in the interest of the national Preamble.
economy to protect public revenue and prevent any loss of
revenue to the Government :
AND WHEREAS it has become necessary in order to give
effect to the above, to make legal provison to effectively
facilitate the collection of public revenue under certain
specified laws:
BE it therefore enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the Protection of Short title.
Government Revenue (Special Provisions) Act, No. 1 of 2006.
2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law Orders made
specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto, an Order made by under certain laws
the appropriate Minister under any such law, shall come to come into force
into force from the date on which the Minister has affixed on date of signing
his signature on such Order. by Minister.
3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained Date of
in any of the laws specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto, exportation or
for the purpose of levying or charging any tax, duty, importation to be
the date of
surcharge, levy or other charge on the importation or
presentation of
exportation of goods into or from Sri Lanka, the date of
bill of entry.
importation or exportation, as the case may be, shall be the
date of delivery to the Director-General of Customs, of the
bill of entry relating to the goods on which such tax, duty,
surcharge, levy or other charge is levied or charged.
4. The provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have Date of coming
come into force on January 01, 2004 and any Order made by into force of this
the Minister under any such law on and after January 01, Act.
2004, shall be deemed to have been in force and come into
effect from the date on which the Minister affixed his
signature on such Order.
2 PL 000847 5650 (12/2005)
2 Protection of Government Revenue
(Special Provisions) Act, No. 1 of 2006
Sinhala text to 5. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala
prevail in case of
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
inconsistency.
SCHEDULE
Part I
1. Excise Ordinance (Cap. 52), as last amended by Act, No. 7
of 1996.
2. Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as last
amended by Act, No. 8 of 1994.
Part II
1. Excise Ordinance (Cap. 52), as last amended by Act, No. 7 of
1996.
2. Excise (Special Provisions) Act, No. 13 of 1989, as last
amended by Act, No. 8 of 1994.
3. Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002.
4. Customs Ordinance (Cap. 235), as last amended by Act, No.
2 of 2003.
Protection of Government Revenue 3
(Special Provisions) Act, No. 1 of 2006
Annual subscription of English Bills and Acts of the Parliament Rs. 885 (Local), Rs. 1,180
(Foreign), payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, NO. 32, TRANSWORKS
HOUSE, LOTUS ROAD, COLOMBO 01 before 15th December each year in respect of the year following.
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