Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/214
Title
Department of Commerce
Date(s)
- 1961-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-10, printed
Context area
Name of creator
Department of Commerce
(1961-1985)
Administrative history
The setting up of a Bureau of Commerce in 1931 was recommended in the Industrial Commission Report (Sessional paper I of 1922) and the Report of the Committee appointed to report on the advisability of appointing a Commission to find new markets for Ceylon produce and to stimulate the Export Trade of Ceylon generally. The activities it performed were the publication of the Trade Journal, appointment of Trade Fairs abroad.
The Registrar General and the Director of Commercial Intelligence carried out the functions assigned to him under commerce and industry, until the creation of the Department of Commerce and Industries in 1938.
The Ministry of Commerce and Trade was established on 26th September, 1947 and with the inauguration of the new constitution.
The Registrar General and the Director of Commercial Intelligence carried out the functions assigned to him under commerce and industry, until the creation of the Department of Commerce and Industries in 1938.
The Ministry of Commerce and Trade was established on 26th September, 1947 and with the inauguration of the new constitution.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Administration reports of the director of Commerce
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Sinhala
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Department of Commerce (Creator)
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/DC
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD (G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
- Sinhala
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asia History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.