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Cabinet clears Bill to regulate container depot operators and amend licensing laws

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October 29, 2025

THE Cabinet of Ministers on Monday approved publishing a new Bill in the Government Gazette and submit the same for Parliament approval.

“The move is aimed at issuing fresh licences for container depot operators and amending the existing licensing laws governing shipping agents, freight forwarders, general operators and container operators," Acting Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath said at the weekly post-Cabinet mee

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