Category: Legal

A new law to prevent abuse of public funds while committing the government to its budget targets will come before the house soon.In addition to putting spending plans of the government in power under the strict scrutiny the proposed Fiscal Responsibility Act will also expose the impact of vote catching election proposals on the public […]

The government plans to form an asset management company to takeover the debts of the two state banks.A top Central Bank official said the upcoming Bank Rescue Law, will makes its way to parliament before end September. rnrnThe debt recovery and collection agency or RACA will be modelled on similar lines to the successful Malaysian […]

This is one of two pieces of legislation that are coming before parliament in the next few weeks, laying the groundwork for an eventual re-haul of the Termination of employment Act. rnrnFemale overtime is a key feature of the Factory Ordinance amendment, which is to be extended to 60 hours a month, as against the […]

A Fiscal Responsibility Act would also be passed, to ensure the government sticks to its commitments on revenue and expenditure. rnrnAmong the pieces of financial legislations is the law to set up a debt recovery and collection agency (RACA) to solve bad debts crippling the banking sector. rnrnThe agency is to be given strong debt […]

A gazette notification spelling out the government quote s decision will be announced in August, Treasury sources said. rnrnHowever, broader pension reforms like allowing members flexibility to chose their own pension fund would come through next year via a new Superannuation Act. Some of the upcoming changes include issuing a bond for existing EPF holders […]

The Banking Act, the Monetary Law Act and the upcoming Exchange Rate Management Act are likely to be abolished early next year. rnrnOfficials however, say amendments to the Banking Act and the Monetary Law Act, which governs the Central Bank, will still go ahead in August as a stopgap measure. rnrnAs part of a marathon […]

A committee drawn up by the SEC will study wide range of matters including the separation of audit function from consultancy, the rotation and change of auditors and the composition, scope and powers of auditing committees. Representations should be forwarded by August 15, SEC says. rnThe local accounting fraternity has also launched a programme after […]

Officials say the draft act that will protect ownership rights was completed early last year and is now pending parliamentary approval.rn rnAn attempt was made last year to ratify the draft act through parliament, but failed due to the political changes halting parliamentary proceedings. rn rnThe act will put in place a regulatory body with […]

The revised act with lower taxes and penalties for defaulters is expected to encourage bookkeepers and casinos to be a recognised taxpayer.rn rnThe exercise is expected to net in over Rs. 200 million to government coffers, under the budget for 2002 presented by the UNF coalition. rn rnInland Revenue authorities have already begun their campaign […]

Trade Unions waging war against the Unilever quote s Mabola tea factory closure have decided to stick to a ldblquote remaining service life dblquote claim as the only acceptable compensation for the redundant staff.

The two agreements will lay a foundation on which future growth plans can be built, CEAT-Kelani Associated Holdings Managing Director V. Sekhar said. rnrn”With active technology support and assistance from CEAT India, the CEAT tyres in Sri Lanka have been re-designed for enhanced performance and coupled with an aggressive pricing strategy. CEAT-Kelani is now poised […]

While front running was included as a new offence, the new rules broadly look at facilitating deregulation process of the industry, SEC quote s Director Legal, Kithsiri Gunawardene told Lanka Business Online. rnThe Securities and Exchange Commission quote s rules lay down the procedures to grant licences to the stock exchange, stockbrokers and stock dealers. […]