Duty-free permit (or Duty-free vehicle permit or Motor Vehicle Permit on Concessionary Terms) is a permit issued by the

Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry; in a business context, corporate treasury. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be ...

of the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (; ) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Constitution of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative capital o ...

that allows its holder to import a vehicle into Sri Lanka on

duties A duty (from "due" meaning "that which is owing"; , past participle of ; , whence "debt") is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may arise from a system of ethics or morality, e ...

concessions or exempt from certain

tax A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...

es.Mudalige, Disna (15 May 2017
"Number of duty free vehicle permits reduced: Ravi"
''Daily News'' The practice had been started by government of Prime Minister

Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (; ; ; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. She was the List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government, world's first fe ...

Currently entitled

Following category of individuals are entitled to duty-free permits; *Legislators ** Members of Parliament ** Provincial councilors *Public officers (who have served a minimum term defined) ** Senior grade officers of the

public service A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private busin ...

, parliament or appointed by cabinet minister. ** Officers of holding the posts of medical officer, engineer, accountant, architect and lawyer. ** Senior executives of state corporations or statutory institutions. ** Senior academics and executives of state universities. ** Executive grade officers in the

Central Bank of Sri Lanka The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ( CBSL; ), known until 1985 as the Central Bank of Ceylon, is the central bank of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA) and in terms of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ac ...

. ** Executive grade officers defined by the Department of Management Services; *** Senior executives *** Charted Engineers, Charted Accountants and Charted Architects ** Chancellors of the Universities ** Registered Medical Officers ** Project Directors, Charted Engineers, Charted Accountants, Charted Architects and lawyers of a development project ** Chairmen and members of a commission established as per the provisions of the constitution *Military officers **Officers of the ranks and above lieutenant colonel,

wing commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Wing commander is immediately se ...

and

commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...

References

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