But local think tank, the Institute of Policy Studies says that many professional bodies in Sri Lanka have limited regulatory capacity, which could hinder liberalization.
Many professional bodies in Sri Lanka have limited regulatory capacity and even if they do have capacity, some of these bodies lack parliamentary authority to control activities of its members, Deshal de Mel, Research Associate at IPS, says.
This becomes a problem in trying to control the quality and credentials of professionals who come here to work under a services agreement.
For example, de Mel says, Sri Lanka’s Institute of Architects has regulatory capacity but lacks the required ‘practice registration’, which would allow them to legally regulate the activities of its members.
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