Greater Colombo Economic Commission (Amendment)



Greater Colombo Economic Commission (Amendment)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE GREATER COLOMBO ECONOMIC COMMISSION LAW, No.4 OF 1978.

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:-

[23rd July
, 1983
]
Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Greater Colombo Economic Commission (Amendment) Act,No.21 of 1983.

Amendment of section 14 of Law No.4 of 1978.

2. Section 14 of the Greater Colombo Economic Commission Law, No.4 of 1978, (hereinafter referred to as the ” principal enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words ” such departments “, of the words ” such departments or agencies “.

Amendment of section 20 of the principal enactment.

3. Section 20 of the principal enactment, as amended by Act No.43 of 1980,is hereby further amended in subsection (1) of that section, as follows :”

(a) by the substitution for the expression ” Schedule C “, of the expression Schedule C or Schedule D “; and

(b) by the substitution for the words “reference to the Commission”, of the following:-

” reference to the Commission

Provided, however, that no bylaw, regulation, order or notification shall be made or issued by the Commission under the National Environmental Act No.47 of 1980,or any power or function exercised or discharged by the Commission under that Act except in consultation with, and the concurrence of, the Central Environmental Authority established by that Act. “.

Amendment of section 28 of the principal enactment.

4. Section 28 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution, for the words “five years “, of the words ” three years”.

Addition of ” new Schedule D to the principal enactment.

5. The principal enactment is hereby amended by the addition, immediately after Schedule C, of the following new Schedule which shall have effect as Schedule D to the principal enactment:”

” SCHEDULE D

The tourist Development Act, No. 14 of 1968.

The Sri Lanka Reclamation and Development Corporation Act, No. 15 of 1968.

The National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980.

The Cast Conservation Act, No. 57 of 1931

The Companies Act, No. 17 of 1982.”.