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Freight Forwarders and Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers (Licensing), Regulations, 2014

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 1847/53, 31 July 2014, pp. 1A-3A.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Navigation Data collection/reporting Marine area Monitoring Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Regulations, consisting of 12 sections and one Schedule, regulate Freight Forwarders and Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers (Licensing). They specify requirements to perform the above mentioned activity, in particular, that every company desiring to carry on the business of a Freight Forwarder or a Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier shall make an application for a licence to the Director General using the Form set out in the Schedule. Every application shall contain all needed information and shall be accompanied by the relevant fee. In addition, application shall contain information details relating to any change in the Board of Directors of the company. An applicant which is a Freight Forwarder furnishing a document of carriage or a Forwarders Cargo Receipt or provides all other connected services with respect to international carriage of goods, including total logistical services, shall be issued a “Class A” category licence, subject to specific conditions attached within the text.

Full text
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Website
www.documents.gov.lk