Section No : 1980 Revised version MAHAWELI DEVELOPMENT BOARDMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Mahaweli Development Board Act.*2. Establishment of the Mahaweli Development Board. 3. Constitution of the Board. 4. Seal of the Board. 5. General Manager of the board. 6. Special areas. 7. Powers, functions and duties of the Board to be exercised, discharged and performed within special areas.8. Functions of the Board. 9. Powers of the Board. 10. Generation and supply of electrical energy. 11. Activities of the Board. 12. Compulsory acquisition of land in any special area. 13. Possession of land in any special area otherwise than under the Land Acquisition Act. 14. Effect of possession under section 13. 15. State lands. 16. Special powers in respect of special areas.[4, law 3 of 1976.] 17. Appointment of staff of the Board. 18. Power of Board to make rules. 19. Special provisions relating to the appointment of public officers, &c. to the staff of the Board. 20. Fund of the Board. 21. Waiver of customs duty. 22. Accounts and audit of accounts. 23. Powers of the Auditor-General and any person authorized by the Auditor-General. 24. Report of the Board and copies of the auditor's report and the statement of accounts and statistics to be sent to the Minister and laid before Parliament. 25. Regulations. 26. Powers of the minister. 27. Acquisition of land, other than state land. 28. Officers and servants of the Board deemed to be public servants. 29. Suits or legal proceedings not to lie against Board or employees in certain circumstances. 30. Interpretation.