Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Department of Imports and Exports

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Department of Imports and Exports

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1980-1984

History

The Department of Imports and Exports were established to ensure the implementation of the Imports and Exports (control) Act No. 19 of 1969.
The objectives of this Act were: -
(a) To prohibit or regulate the importation of exportation of goods from or to countries specified in the Regulations, by any person other than the Government of Ceylon, corporate or Unincorporate Bodies or persons, as may be specified in the Regulations.
Act No. 57 of 1971 repealed the Regulations made under Sections 4 (3) 4 (13) and 20 of Act No. 19 of 1969.
Various Regulations made under the Imports and Exports (control) Act No. 19 of 1969 were published in the then Government Gazettes from 1969 onwards.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Control area

Description identifier

LK-NA/DIE

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

Maintenance notes