| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Port (Cargo) Corporation Act, No. 13 of 1958. |
| 2.
| | Establishment of Port (Cargo) Corporation. |
| 3.
| | Members of the Corporation. |
| 4.
| | General duty of the Corporation. |
| 5.
| | Powers of the Corporation. |
| 6.
| | Powers of the Minister in relation to the Corporation. |
| 7.
| | Board of Directors. [ 3, 67 of 1961.] |
| 8.
| | Remuneration of Directors. |
| 9.
| | Director to disclose interest in contract proposed to be made by the Corporation. |
| 10.
| | Quorum for meeting of Board of Directors. |
| 11.
| | Regulation of procedure. |
| 12.
| | Board of Directors may act despite vacancy. |
| 13.
| | Delegation of powers and duties of Board of Directors. |
| 14.
| | Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors. |
| 15.
| | Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors. |
| 16.
| | Seal of the Corporation. |
| 17.
| | Borrowing powers of the Board of Directors. |
| 18.
| | Investments of funds of the Corporation. |
| 19.
| | Port (Cargo) Corporation Stock. |
| 20.
| | Government guarantee. |
| 21.
| | Application of the revenue of the Corporation. |
| 22.
| | Reserves. [ 4, 67 of 1961.] Cap. 139. |
| 23.
| | Accounts and audit of accounts. |
| 24.
| | Powers of the Auditor-General and his assistants. |
| 25.
| | Report of the Board of Directors and copies of Auditor-General's report and statement of accounts and statistics to be sent to the Minister and laid before the Senate and the House of Representatives, and copies of such reports and statistics to be made available for purchase by the public. |
| 26.
| | Date on and after which certain port services are to be provided by the Corporation. |
| 27.
| | Termination of business of port entrepreneurs. |
| 28.
| | Duty of certain port entrepreneurs to carry on their undertakings until the date when their licences cease to be in force. |
| 29.
| | Notice of claim or disclaimer. |
| 30.
| | Report on condition of any notified property. |
| 31.
| | Compulsory acquisition of notified property for the Corporation by vesting Order of the Minister. |
| 32.
| | Requisitioning of immovable notified property. |
| 33.
| | Compulsory acquisition of requisitioned property for the Corporation by a vesting Order under section 31. |
| 34.
| | Taking possession of property vested in, or requisitioned for, the Corporation. |
| 35.
| | Prevention of, or obstruction to, taking possession of property for and on behalf of the Corporation. |
| 36.
| | Acquisition of immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act for the Corporation. Cap. 460. |
| 37.
| | Special grant or lease of Crown property to the Corporation. Cap. 454. |
| 38.
| | Power to require information and to inspect, &c. |
| 39.
| | Compensation in respect of property vested in the Corporation by vesting Order. |
| 40.
| | Compensation in respect of property requisitioned for the Corporation. |
| 41.
| | Date of commencement of accruement of compensation. |
| 42.
| | Interest on compensation. [ 5, 67 of 1961.] |
| 43.
| | Mode of payment of compensation. |
| 44.
| | Valuation Board or Boards for assessing compensation. |
| 45.
| | Assessment and determination of compensation. |
| 46.
| | Payment of compensation. |
| 47.
| | Deductions from compensation. |
| 48.
| | Appeal against determination of Board of Directors regarding amount of compensation. |
| 49.
| | Board of Review. |
| 50.
| | Appointment of public officers and servants of the Local Government Service and of any local authority, to the staff of the Corporation. |
| 51.
| | Officers and servants of the Corporation deemed to be public servants. Cap. 19. |
| 52.
| | Employment by the Corporation of qualified workers of the Port of Colombo. |
| 53.
| | Provision in regard to termination of services. |
| 54.
| | Provision in regard to the Fund known as the Provident Fund, Commercial Workmen, Port of Colombo. |
| 55.
| | Gratuities payable by-port entrepreneurs of the Port of Colombo. |
| 56.
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Section - 56 |
| 57.
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Section - 57 |
| 58.
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Section - 58 |
| 58A.
| | Obligation to furnish certain information in respect of payments due under section 55, section 56, and section 57. |
| 59.
| | Labour Tribunal or Labour Tribunals to determine certain claims. [ 10, 67 of 1961.] |
| 60.
| | Claims that may be referred for determination to a Labour Tribunal or Labour Tribunals. [ 11, 67 of 1961.] [ 2, 41 of 1964.] |
| 61.
| | Instalments due from any employee of the Corporation in repayment of a loan from the Lady Lochore Loan Fund and interest thereon. |
| 62.
| | Instalments due from any employee of the Corporation in repayment of any advance of salary or wages granted by port entrepreneur of the Port of Colombo. |
| 62A.
| | Certification of amount that cannot be paid out of compensation under section 47 (1) (a). [ 12, 67 of 1961.] |
| 62B.
| | Recovery of amount that cannot be paid out of compensation under section 47 (1) (a). [ 12, 67 of 1961.] |
| 63.
| | Charges that may be made by the Corporation, |
| 64.
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Section - 64 |
| 65.
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Section - 65 |
| 66.
| | Power of Collector of Customs summarily to enforce payment of charges due to the Corporation for services rendered in respect of any vessel. Cap. 235. |
| 67.
| | Double charge may be made for services rendered in respect of any goods by the Corporation if false or incorrect information is given in regard to those goods. |
| 68.
| | Power of Board of Directors to remit charges wholly or partly. |
| 69.
| | Regulations. |
| 70.
| | Contravention of a regulation an offence. |
| 71.
| | Power of Board of Directors to compound claims. |
| 72.
| | Liability of directors and certain officers of a body corporate for offence committed by that body. |
| 73.
| | Provision in regard to mortgages and leases. |
| 74.
| | Power of companies, &., to enter into contracts with the Corporation. |
| 75.
| | Protection for action taken under this Act or on the direction of the Board of Directors. |
| 76.
| | No writ to issue against person or property of a member of the Corporation. |
| 77.
| | The Corporation deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. Cap. 26. |
| 78.
| | Protection of port entrepreneurs for termination of employments without any notice or without proper notice. |
| 79.
| | Certain goods to be at the risk of the owner, importer, exporter, shipper, or consignee thereof. [ 15, 67 of 1961.] |
| 80.
| | Interpretation. |