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Legislative Enactments CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the National Environmental Act, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette. 2. Establishment of the Authority. 3. Members of the Authority. 4. Seal of the Authority. 5. Fund of the authority. [3, 56 of 1988] 6. Financial year and the audit accounts of the Authority. 7. Environmental Council. [4, 56 of 1988] 8. Disqualification of members, & c. 9. District Environmental Agency. 10. Powers, functions and duties of the Authority. [5, 56 of 1988] 11. Borrowing powers of the Authority. 12. Power to give directions to local authorities. 13. Director-General, Secretary and staff of the Authority. [6, 56 of 1988] 14. Appointment of officers, servants and agents. 15. Land use management. 16. Land Use Scheme. 17. Natural Resources and management Conservation. 18. Management policy for fisheries and aquatic resources. 19. Measures for rational exploitation of fisheries, & c. 20. Management policy for wild life. 21. Management policy for forestries. 22. Management policy on soil conservation. 23. Environmental research. 23A. Minister to determine activities in respect of which a licence is required under this Act.[7, 56 of 1988] [2, 53 of 2000] 23B. Issue of a licence.[7, 56 of 1988] [3,53 of 2000] 23C. Authority may refer application to a Government department or public corporation.[7, 56 of 1988] 23D. Suspension or cancellation of licence.[7, 56 of 1988] 23E. Appeals against refusal.[7, 56 of 1988] 23G. Restriction, regulation and control of pollution of the inland waters.[7, 56 of 1988] 23H. Pollution of inland waters of Sri Lanka.[7, 56 of 1988] 23J. Restriction this Act on pollution to the no person atmosphere. [7, 56 of 1988] 23K. Pollution of atmosphere.[7, 56 of 1988] 23L. Failure to fit and maintain prescribed. [7, 56 of 1988] 23M. Restriction regulation and control.[7, 56 of 1988] 23N. Pollution of soil an offence.[7, 56 of 1988] 23P. Restriction on noise pollution.[7, 56 of 1988] 23Q. Discharge of certain noise to be licensed.[7, 56 of 1988] 23R. Excessive noise an offence.[7, 56 of 1988] 23S. Notice to remove litter. [7, 56 of 1988] 23T. Costs of removing litter may be recovered against person responsible.[7, 56 of 1988] 23U. Failure to comply with notice on offence.[7, 56 of 1988] 23V. Prohibition on discharge of oil into inland waters of Sri Lanka.[7, 56 of 1988] 23W. Power to prohibit or require use of any material or equipment.[7, 56 of 1988] 23X. Certificate to be prima facie evidence of facts stated therein.[7, 56 of 1988] 23Y. Project approving agencies.[7, 56 of 1988] 23Z. Prescribed projects.[7, 56 of 1988] 23AA. Approval of prescribed projects.[7, 56 of 1988] 23BB. Submission of environmental impact assessment report.[7, 56 of 1988] [4, 53 of 2000] 23CC. Procedure to be based on guidelines. [7, 56 of 1988] 23DD. Appeal to the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister.[7, 56 of 1988] 23EE. Abandonment of alteration of any prescribed project.[7, 56 of 1988] 23FF. Submission of a report on approved prescribed.[7, 56 of 1988] 24. Furnishing of information. 24A. Power to enter and inspect.[8, 56 of 1988] 24B. Authority to issue directives.[8, 56 of 1988] 24C. Declaration of areas as environmental protection areas.[8, 56 of 1988] 24D. Applicability of any other laws in protection areas.[8, 56 of 1988] 25. Analysts, & c. 26. Delegation of powers, duties and functions [9, 56 of 1988] 27. Members, officers and servants of the Authority deemed to be public servants. 28. The Authority deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. 29. This Act to prevail over other written law. 30. Protection for action taken under this Act or on the direction of the Authority. 31. Penalty for offences for which no punishment is expressly provided for. [10, 56 of 1988] 32. Regulations. [11, 56 of 1988] 33. Interpretation. [12, 56 of 1988]