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| (1) The Chairman of the Board may, where it appears to him to be expedient so to do, after consultation with any other price control authority constituted under any other written law, by Order fix the maximum prices, rates, fees or charges that may be imposed, levied, demanded or recovered by any tourist service. Such Order is in this Act referred to as a " price control Order ". |
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| (2) Any price control Order-
| | (a) may be made operative to all tourist services throughout Ceylon, or may be limited in its operation to tourist services in any such place or area in Ceylon as may be specified in the Order; | | |
| | (b) may be limited in its application to any such description of tourist services as may be so specified; | | |
| | (c) may fix different maximum prices, rates, fees or charges in respect of tourist services of different descriptions or different classes of tourist services of the same description; and | | |
| | (d) may prescribe the conditions subject to which such prices, rates, fees or charges may be imposed, levied, demanded or recovered by any such services, including conditions as to quality and standards of the amenities or facilities afforded by any such services. | | |
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| | (a) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by the preceding provisions of this section, the Chairman of the Board shall, in making any price control Order, primarily have regard to the necessity of ensuring that any description of tourist services of any one class shall be entitled to impose, levy, demand or recover higher maximum prices, rates, fees or charges than any other lower class of tourist services of the same description. | | |
| | (b) For the purposes of this Chapter, the term " class ", in relation to any tourist service of any description, means the classification allotted or given to that tourist service in the register maintained for the purposes under the provisions for the time being of any Code applicable in the case of such tourist service. | | |
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| (4) Every price control Order shall come into operation when such Order is made and signed by the Chairman of the Board. |
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| (5) After any price control Order has been signed by the Chairman of the Board, public notice thereof shall forthwith be given-
| | (a) by publication of such Order in the Gazette; | | |
| | (b) in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations made for the purpose under this Act. | | |
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| (6) Every price control Order shall, as soon as may be after the date on which it comes into operation, be placed before the Minister for his consideration, and the Minister may thereupon approve or rescind the Order. |
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| (7) Where any price control Order is rescinded by the Minister under sub-section (6), notice of such rescission stall be published in the Gazette, and the Order shall be deemed to be rescinded with effect from the date of such publication, but without prejudice to anything done or suffered thereunder or any right, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder. |
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| (8) Where any price control Order has been approved by the Minister, notification of such approval shall be published in the Gazette. |
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