View All - 2007 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances SRI LANKA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AUTHORITYMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act, No. 35 of 2007, and shall come into operation on such date as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed date").2. Establishment of the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority. 3. Constitution of the Board of Management of the Authority. 4. Objects of the Authority. 5. Powers, duties and functions of the Board. 6. Delegation of powers, duties and functions of the Board. 7. Preparation of resource maps and renewable energy resources inventory. 8. Renewable Energy Resource Development Plans. 9. Appointment of Advisory Committees. 10. Project Approving Committee. 11. Functions of the Committee. 12. Declaration of a Energy Development Area. 13. Authority responsible for conserving renewable energy resources within a Development Area. 14. Owner or occupier prohibited from certain acts. 15. Republic to have ownership to renewable energy resources within a Development Area. 16. On-grid renewable energy projects. 17. Provisional approval to be granted. 18. Final approval. 19. Payment of royalty. 20. Authority not to be liable to pay damages or cost of any expenditure incurred. 21. Cancellation of a permit. 22. Appeals against refusal to grant approval or cancellation of a permit. 23. Off-grid renewable energy projects. 24. Procedure for obtaining relevant concurrence and confirmation for off-grid renewable energy projects. 25. Decision of the Committee to be communicated to the applicant. 26. Period of validity of a permit and charges to be paid. 27. Cancellation of a permit. 28. Appeals against refusal or cancellation of a permit. 29. Developer or permit holder to exercise due diligence. 30. Compulsory acquisition of land for the Authority under the Land Acquisition Act. 31. State property to be made available to the Authority. 32. Lease of land or interest in land held by Authority. 33. No action to lie in respect of the cancellation of a lease agreement. 34. Removal of movable property from location or site. 35. Energy efficiency and conservation programmes. 36. Establishment of energy consumption benchmarks. 37. Consumption of energy beyond acceptable limits. 38. Accreditation of energy managers, energy auditors etc., 39. Conduct of energy audits. 40. Delivery of rural energy services. 41. Energy policy development and information management. 42. Annual report on energy consumption. 43. Capital of the Authority. 44. Fund of the Authority. 45. Levy of cess on imports of fossil fuel products. 46. Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Fund. 47. Sustainable Energy Guarantee Fund. 48. Borrowing powers of the Board. 49. Government guarantee. 50. Financial year and audit of accounts. 51. Application of Part II of the Finance Act, No.38 of 1971. 52. Director-General of the Authority. 53. Director-General may delegate his functions. 54. Temporary absence of the General Manager. 55. Appointment of staff of the Authority. 56. Appointment of public officers to the staff of the Authority. 57. Appointment of officers in public corporations or Higher Educational Institutions to the staff of the Authority. 58. Special and General directions to be issued by the Minister. 59. Power to require maintenance of records and the furnishing of returns. 60. Power of Authority to call for information. 61. Entry and inspection of buildings and premises. 62. Offences. 63. Offences committed by a body of persons. 64. Expenses to be paid out of the Fund of the Authority. 65. Authority deemed to be a Scheduled Institution. 66. Members, officers etc., deemed to be public servants. 67. Regulations. 68. Rules. 69. Repeal and saving. 70. Interpretation. 71. Existing projects. 72. Sinhala text to prevail in the event of any inconsistency. 73. Disqualification for appointment.