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AN ACT TO VALIDATE THE IMPOSITION AND THE PAYMENT OF MONEYS WHICH WEBS COLLECTED AND CREDITED TO CERTAIN FUNDS CHEATED FOE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COCONUT INDUSTRY AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH Oil INCIDENTAL THERETO.
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BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :-
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[28th November
, 1984 ]
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Short title and date of operation.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Coconut Development (Special Provisions) Act, No. 45 of 1984.
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(2) The Provisions of this Act, other than this section and section 2 shall come into operation on such date (hereinafter in. this Act referred to as the “appointed date”) as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette.
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This section and section 2 shall come into operation on the date of commencement of this Act.
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Validation of imposition and payment of moneys.
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2. All cesses imposed-
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(i) on the Desiccated Coconut Shippers between the 13th of September, 1967 and 15th November, 1977 and paid into the Coconut Development Fund MAINTAINED by the Coconut Development Authority;
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(ii) on the Shippers of Coconut Products between the 26th of April, 1978 and 31st July, 1978 and paid into the Desiccated Coconut Marketing Development fund maintained by the Coconut Development Authority ;
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(iii) on the owners of Desiccated Coconut Mills between the 1st of August, 1978 and 12th November, 1981 and paid into the Industrial Development Fund maintained by the Coconut Development Authority,
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shall be deemed to have been validly imposed and paid.
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Amendment of Chapter 160.
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(1) The Coconut Products Ordinance is hereby amended by the repeal of section 22 and section 23 thereof.
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(2) All cesses recovered under section 23 of the Coconut Products Ordinance and paid to the Coconut Marketing Board and the Coconut Processing Board established under the Coconut Development Act, No. 46 of 1971, shall be deemed to have been validly paid.
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Amendment of Chapter 440.
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(1) The Coconut research Ordinance is hereby amended as follows :
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(a) by the repeal of section 6 thereof; and
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(b) by the omission of the Second Schedule thereto.
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(2) All ceases recovered under section 6 of the Coconut Research Ordinance and. paid to the Coconut Research Board established under the Coconut Development Act, No. 46 of 1971, shall be deemed to have been validly paid.
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Amendment of Act No 17 of 1967.
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(1) This Coconut Fibre Act, No. 17 of 1967, is hereby amended by the repeal of Section 18 thereof.
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(2) All cesses recovered under section 18 of the Coconut Fibre Act and paid to the Coconut Marketing Board and the Coconut Processing Board established under the Coconut Development Act, No. 40 of 1971, shall be deemed to have been validly paid.
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Validation of moneys collected by the Coconut Processing Board and the Coconut Marketing Board.
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6. With effect from 8th May, 1972, all cesses collected by the Coconut Marketing Board and the Coconut Processing Board up to Slat December, 1972, shall be deemed to have been validly collected.
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Interpretation.
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7. For the purposes of this Act-
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” Coconut Marketing Board ” means the Board created by Order published in Gazette No. 15,004 of March 30, 1972 and dissolved by Order published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 69/3 of December 31, 1979 ;
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” Coconut Processing Board ” means the Board created by Order published in Gazette No. 15,005 of April 7,1972 and dissolved by Order published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 69/3 of December 31, 1979;
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” Coconut Research Board ” means the Board established by Order published in Gazette No. 15,004 of March 30,1972.
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