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 English Website www.documents.gov.lk