| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Tourism Act, No. 38 of 2005 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as "the appointed date"). |
| 2.
| | Establishment of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. |
| 3.
| | Objectives of the Authority. |
| 4.
| | Composition of the Authority. |
| 5.
| | Disqualification from membership of the Authority &c,. |
| 6.
| | Preparation and approval of the long term goals and the four-year plan. |
| 7.
| | Meetings of the Authority &c,. |
| 8.
| | Head office of the Authority. |
| 9.
| | Delegation of powers of the Authority. |
| 10.
| | The Director- General to be the Chief Executive Officer. |
| 11.
| | Powers &c,. of the Chairman. |
| 12.
| | Powers and functions of the Authority. |
| 13.
| | Special duties of the Authority. |
| 14.
| | Remuneration and terms and conditions of service of members. |
| 15.
| | Staff of the Authority. |
| 16.
| | Departments and Committees of the Authority. |
| 17.
| | Power of Authority to make rules. |
| 18.
| | Authority to comply with directions issued by the Minister. |
| 19.
| | Fund of the Authority. |
| 20.
| | Audit of accounts. |
| 21.
| | Members, officers and servants of the Authority deemed to be public servants. |
| 22.
| | Authority deemed to be a Scheduled Institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. (Chapter 26) |
| 23.
| | Establishment of the Tourism Development Fund. |
| 24.
| | Levy of the Tourism Development Levy. |
| 25.
| | Authority to have jurisdiction over a declared area. |
| 26.
| | Declaration of Tourist Development Areas. |
| 27.
| | Orders relating to Tourist Development Areas. |
| 28.
| | Protection of privacy within any area declared under section 26. |
| 29.
| | Authority to be vested with powers under the National Environmental Act and the Antiquities Ordinance. |
| 30.
| | Declaration of trekking areas and nature trails. |
| 31.
| | Authority to exercise powers &c,. |
| 32.
| | Establishment of the Tourism Advisory Committee. |
| 33.
| | Establishment of the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management. |
| 34.
| | Objectives of the Institute. |
| 35.
| | Board of Management of the Institute. |
| 36.
| | Staff of the Institute. |
| 37.
| | Term of office &c,. of members of the Board. |
| 38.
| | Hotel School to vest in the Institute. |
| 39.
| | Appointment of Academic Affairs Board of the Institute. |
| 40.
| | Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. |
| 41.
| | Term of office &c, of members of the Bureau. |
| 42.
| | Sri Lanka Convention Bureau. |
| 43.
| | Board of Management of the Convention Bureau. |
| 44.
| | Disqualifications. |
| 45.
| | General-Manager of the Convention Bureau. |
| 46.
| | Alternate members of the Board of Management of the Convention Bureau. |
| 47.
| | Monies of the Bureau. |
| 48.
| | Declaration and registration of Tourist Enterprises and Tourist Services. |
| 49.
| | Powers of Minister to prescribe Codes of Conduct. |
| 50.
| | Tourist Services and Tourist Enterprises to be categorized from time to time. |
| 51.
| | Appeals. |
| 52.
| | Symbol of the Authority. |
| 53.
| | Price Regulation Order. |
| 54.
| | Obligations upon the making of a Price Regulation Order. |
| 55.
| | Payment of expenses incurred in suit or prosecution. |
| 56.
| | No writ to lie against any member of the Authority. |
| 57.
| | Instruments to be prima facie evidence. |
| 58.
| | Authority to call for information. |
| 59.
| | Authority may enter upon land & c,. |
| 60.
| | Manner of service of notice &c,. |
| 61.
| | Persons willing to be employed in travel or tourist services to be registered with the Authority. |
| 62.
| | Power of Authority to make rules. |
| 63.
| | Offences. |
| 64.
| | Sanction of Authority to be obtained for prosecutions. |
| 65.
| | Offences by body of persons. |
| 66.
| | Compounding of offences. |
| 67.
| | Repeal of the Ceylon Tourist Board Act, No. 10 of 1966. |
| 68.
| | Amendment of Tourist Development Act, No. 14 of 1968. |
| 69.
| | Regulations. |
| 70.
| | Compulsory acquisition of land. |
| 71.
| | Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. |