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Constitution of Sri Lanka
The constitution provides for provincial councils. The Eighteenth Amendment ‰enacted in September 2010 removed the limit on the number of terms a president may serve, previously set at two.
Fauna and Flora Protection Act (2009)
An Act to amend the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance. An Act to amend the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance.
Electricity Act (2009)
This Act aims to regulate the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electricity. The administration of the provisions of this Act shall vest in the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) established under the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act, No. 35 of 2002.
Prevention of Mosquito Breeding Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007).
An Act to provide for the prevention of mosquito breeding; for the eradication of places of mosquito breeding; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Order under section 23A of the National Environmental Act, 1980.
This Order prescribes activities for which a licence is required being activities which involve or result in discharging, depositing or emitting waste into the environment causing pollution.
Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. 22 of 2009).
An Act to amend the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance.
Order declaring the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area.
This Order declares that the limits of area of land described in Schedule I shall be an environmental protection area for the purposes of the National Environmental Act, 1980.The Order defines functions and powers of the Central Environmental Authority, in relation to the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area, which shall be limited to the ones specified in Schedule II and shall be exercised and discharged in accordance with the conditions set out in Schedule III.
National Environmental (Protection and Quality) Regulations (No. 1 of 2008).
These Regulations provide for industrial pollution control through environmental protection licensing schemes.Wastes which may cause pollution or cause noise pollution may be discharged, deposited or emitted only under the authority of an Environmental Protection Licence issued by the Central Environmental Authority, and in accordance with the standards and criteria specified in Schedule I attached to these Regulations.
Tsunami (Special Provisions) Act (No. 16 of 2005).
An Act to enable special legal provisions to be made in respect of persons and property affected by the tsunami that occurred on December 26, 2004, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Order declaring the Lake Gregory Environmental Protection Area.
This Order declares that the limits of area of land described in Schedule I shall be an environmental protection area for the purposes of the National Environmental Act, 1980.The Order defines functions and powers of the Central Environmental Authority, in relation to the Lake Gregory Environmental Protection Area, which shall be limited to the ones specified in Schedule II and shall be exercised and discharged in accordance with the conditions set out in Schedule III.