Notice

Merchant Shipping Secretariat
Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping

Further to the notice dated 27.01.2014 attention of all licensed Shipping Agents ,freight Forwarders, Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers and Container Operators are drawn to the Regulations made by H.E. the President under section 10 of the Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders, Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers and Container Operators Act no 10 of 1972 read with Article 44(2) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka have been published under Extraordinary Gazette Notification No 1842/16 of 26/12/2013 of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

After the discussions had with stake holders and/or their representatives, it is notified by the Director General of Merchant Shipping that the maximum fee a service provider shall charge from Sri Lankan importers with effect from 30/04/2014 is Rs.6,000.00 per Delivery Order.

Service Providers are permitted to continue to charge fees in terms of the above direction.

All service providers are directed to adhere to the above instructions and any violation will be strictly dealt with under the existing laws.

Granting of permission for any deviation from maximum fee could be considered by the Director General of Merchant Shipping on a case by case basis based on strictly exceptional circumstances.

All service providers are directed to comply with the maximum fee laid down above unless and until a deviation is permitted under the above provisions by the Director General of Merchant Shipping.

Applications for consideration of granting such permission for deviations need to be submitted to the Director General of Merchant Shipping in writing.

A.W. Senevirathne
Director General of Merchant Shipping
43-89, 1st Floor, Bristol Building, Colombo 01.
0112441429-30 / 0112438930
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