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The National Physical Planning Policy and National Physical Plan outlines a vision for Sri Lanka to 2030. Its objectives include protecting the environment, reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, human settlement development, infrastructure facilities development, water development, and economic development.
The amendment to the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons strengthened the role of the national agencies and local government units, which are responsible for the establishment of organizations for persons with disabilities (PWDs), and the exploration of livelihood opportunities to promote the well-being of PWDs.
The Act expanded the promotion of breastfeeding by requiring all health and non-health facilities, establishments or institutions to establish lactation stations, and requiring employers to provide nursing employees with lactation periods.
The Resolution adopted the Interruptible Load Program (Program) in order to address imminent power shortages and augment the limited power requirements of distribution utilities (DUs). The Program allows DUs and participating customers to enter into an agreement where the latter is de-loaded and disconnected from the DU for a certain period of time.
The Papua New Guinea Development Strategic Plan (PNGDSP) embodies constitutional principles and directive goals which would enable PNG to become a middle-income country by 2030. The PNGDSP interprets and operationalizes constitutional directives and goals and is expected to deliver certain outcomes.
The Act provided the mechanism for free legal assistance to the poor pursuant to the State's policy to guarantee the rights of every individual, particularly those who are unable to afford the services of a legal counsel.
The Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Climate Change Act provide regulations to implement the mandate of the Climate Change Act. They provide for the organization of the Climate Change Commission, Climate Change Office and a national panel of technical experts on climate change. They also provide for the formulation of strategies and action plans on climate change.
The Law is enacted for the purpose of promoting the development and utilization of renewable energy, increasing the supply of energy, improving the structure of energy, safeguarding the safety of energy, protecting environment, and realizing a sustainable economic and social development. The law contains provisions on resource surveys and development plans, guidance for the industry and technical support, promotion and application, price control and expenses sharing, economic incentives and supervisory measures, and legal responsibility. The law mandates the administrative department of energy of the State Council to formulate a national long- and medium-term total target for the development and utilization of renewable energies, submit it to the State Council for approval, and publish and implement it after the State Council's approval.
Petitioners questioned the government's decision to allow construction on a reservation area which also contained Sri Lanka's largest nature park. Petitioner contends that the project does not comply with the prerequisites under the National Environment Act and violated their constitutional rights under the directive principles. The court found that the directive principles were not enforceable but nevertheless equated to the public trust doctrine.
The Act established the regulatory framework applicable to real estate investment trusts, pursuant to the State's policy of promoting the development of the capital market and democratizing wealth by broadening the participation of Filipinos in the ownership of real estate in the Philippines.