This Act provides for the establishment of the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment; and to frovide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. There shall be established a Board which shall be called the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment. The Board shall be the national accreditation authority for Sri Lanka. The functions of the Board shall include: (a) to grant accreditation, in accordance with national standards based on the relevant international standards, to laboratories, certification and inspection bodies, training institutions and other persons required to carry out conformity assessments; (b) to promote accreditation activities in conformity with the guidelines laid down in the National Quality Policy as approved by the Cabinet of Ministers; (c) to ensure competence in internationally accepted accreditation practices and to facilitate international co-operation in accreditation; etc.
Шри-Ланка · 2005-09-23