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PART 1 : SECTION (i) – GENERAL

Government Notification
The National Environmental Act, No. 47 OF 1980

Order under Section 23 Y

BY virtue of the power vested in me by section 23 Y of the National Environmental Act,

No. 47 of 1980, I, Srimani Athulathmudali, Minister of Transport, Environment and
Women’s Affairs, do by this Order, specify the State agencies set out in the Schedule
hereto being the project approving agencies for the purposes of such section.

SRIMANI ATHULATHMUDALI
Minister of Transport, Environment and Women’s Affairs

Colombo,
16th February, 1995

SCHEDULE

The respective Ministries to which the following subjects are assigned:-

National Planning
Irrigation
Energy
Agriculture
Lands
Forests
Industries
Housing
Construction
Transport
Highways
Fisheries
Aquatic Resources
Plantation Industries

The Department of Coast Conservation.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The Urban Development Authority established by the Urban Development Law,
No. 41 of 1978.
The Central Environmental Authority established by the National Environmental
Act, No. 47 of 1980.
 The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau established by the Mines and Minerals
Act, No. 33 of 1992.
The Ceylon Tourist Board established by the Ceylon Tourist Board Act, No. 10 of
1966.
The Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka established by the Mahaweli Authority of
Sri Lanka Act, No. 23 of 1979.
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka established by the Greater Colombo
Economic Commission Law, No. 4 of 1978 as amended interalia by Act, No.
49 of 1992.

The Order made under section 23 Y and published in Gazette Extraordinary No.
772/22 of 24th June, 1993 is hereby rescinded.

THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACT, No 47 OF 1980

Order under Section 23 Z

BY virtue of the powers vested in me by section 23Z of the National Environmental Act,
No. 47 of 1980, I Srimani Athulathmudali, Minister of Transport, Environment and
Women’s Affairs, do by this Order, amend the Order made under the aforesaid section
and published in Gazette Extraordinary No 777/22 of 24th June, 1993 in the Schedule
thereto, by the addition at the end of item 2 of Part III thereof the following new sub
items:-

“within 100 meters from the boundaries of , or within, any area declared as a
Sanctuary under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (Chapter 469)”.

“within 100 meters from the high flood level contour of, or within, a public lake
as defined in the Crown Lands Ordinance (Chapter 454) including those
declared under section 71 of the said ordinance.”.

SRIMANI ATHULATHMUDALI
Minister of Transport, Environment and Women’s
Affairs

Colombo
16th February, 1995