Section No : Legislative Enactments FLOOD PROTECTIONMarginal Notes1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Flood Protection Ordinance.2. Interpretation.3. Power to declare any area in Sri Lanka a flood area.4. Preparation of scheme for protection of flood area.5. Inspection of scheme and plan by persons interested.6. Powers of Minister on consideration of scheme.7. Flood authority.8. Duties of flood authority,9. Regulations for management of flood area.10. Appointment of inspecting officers.11. Repayment of cost of executing works.12. Defraying of cost of maintaining works.13. Flood rate.14. Manner of levying flood rate.15. Mode of determining amount of flood rate.16. Payment of flood rate in installments 17. Proof of amount due.18. Change of thoroughfares.19. Power of entry.20. Acquisition of land for purposes of ordinance.