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| | This Act may be cited as the Pradeshiya Sabhas Act, No. 15 of 1987, and shall come into operation in respect of all or any of its provisions on such date or dates as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette. |
| 2.
| | Constitution of Pradeshiya Sabhas. |
| 3.
| | Functions of the Pradeshiya Sabhas. |
| 4.
| | Members of Pradeshiya Sabhas. |
| 5.
| | Term of office of members. |
| 6.
| | Commencement of term of office of Pradeshiya Sabha and date |
| 7.
| | Vacation of office . |
| 8.
| | Chairman and vice Chairman. |
| 9.
| | Appointment, powers and duties of Secretary. |
| 10.
| | Chairman or Vice Chairman to preside at meetings of the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 11.
| | MEETINGS. |
| 12.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha to appoint Committees. |
| 13.
| | Quorum. |
| 14.
| | Powers of Pradeshiya Sabhas to be vested in the majority. |
| 15.
| | Minutes. |
| 16.
| | Vesting of movable ad immovable property and assets and liabilities in a Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 17.
| | Methods of vesting administration &c. of such land. |
| 18.
| | Other property vested in Pradeshiya Sabhas. |
| 19.
| | Powers of the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 20.
| | Power to authorize surveys. |
| 21.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha to be the general authority for thorough fares and communications. |
| 22.
| | General powers of Pradeshiya Sabha with regard to thorough fares and open spaces. |
| 23.
| | Thorough fares vested in Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 24.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha to demarcate and publish a list of roads and paths. |
| 25.
| | Prescription. |
| 26.
| | Notices how served |
| 27.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to construct new and improve existing thorough fares. |
| 28.
| | Acquisition of lands for diversions or enlargements. |
| 29.
| | Gifts of lands required for diversion or enlargement of thorough fare. |
| 30.
| | Power to dispose of discontinued street |
| 31.
| | Power to take land adjoining new street for building purposes. |
| 32.
| | Other powers of a Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 33.
| | Roads for benefit of individual property owners. |
| 34.
| | Public vehicular communications. |
| 35.
| | Houses in a ruinous and dangerous state. |
| 36.
| | Failure to comply with notice. |
| 37.
| | Sale of materials of ruinous houses. |
| 38.
| | Proper offices empowered to enter upon lands for repairs, &c ., thoroughfares |
| 39.
| | Power to take materials. |
| 40.
| | Power to erect buildings and keep cuticle &c. |
| 41.
| | Power to throw rubbish upon adjacent lands. |
| 42.
| | Power to make temporary road. |
| 43.
| | Power to cut trees. |
| 44.
| | Power to put up fences. |
| 45.
| | Power to make and keep ditches &c. and to lay trunks, &c. |
| 46.
| | Power to lay stones &c. |
| 47.
| | Notice of intended building along a thorough fare. |
| 48.
| | Erection of temporary fences and enclosures. |
| 49.
| | Building limits along roads. |
| 50.
| | Demarcation of building limits. |
| 51.
| | Condition to be attached to all Licenses under section 49. |
| 52.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to deal with building boundary wall or gateway erected in contravention of law. |
| 53.
| | Principles of assessing compensation in respect of land developed by building. |
| 54.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to acquire adjacent land for owner of land within building limit. |
| 55.
| | Power to demand production of title deeds. |
| 56.
| | Demand of production of deed to include power of examination. |
| 57.
| | Power to make survey of premises. |
| 58.
| | Proof of right to apparent encroachment to rest upon the owner. |
| 59.
| | Removal of obstructions or encroachments. |
| 60.
| | Destroying milestone &c. |
| 61.
| | Prohibition of riding or driving any animal or vehicle |
| 62.
| | Owner or occupier bound to have bridge, & over drains leading to his house. |
| 63.
| | Allowing tress to grow in such a way as to injure thoroughfares. |
| 64.
| | Damage to thoroughfares through clearing draining, or opening up neighboring land. |
| 65.
| | Offences. |
| 66.
| | Seizure of stray cattle. |
| 67.
| | Interference with cattle seizure. |
| 68.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to authorize the uses of public thoroughfares for special purposes. |
| 69.
| | By-laws. |
| 70.
| | Expenses caused by extraordinary traffic. |
| 71.
| | Powers conferred on officers in charge of public works by whom to be executed. |
| 72.
| | Survey by proper officers to be conclusive evidence. |
| 73.
| | Compensation for injury to property by authorised officers. |
| 74.
| | Arbitration. |
| 75.
| | Officers and contractors leaving stones, &c. on thorough fares at night. |
| 76.
| | Road officer or road contractor not liable to fine except in certain cases. |
| 77.
| | Police officers and Grama seva Niladharis to enforce provisions of this Part. |
| 78.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha to be general public health authority. |
| 79.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha to make public drains. |
| 80.
| | Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha to repair, alter and discontinue drains. |
| 81.
| | Obstruction of discharge of rain water and drainage. |
| 82.
| | General control of the drains. |
| 83.
| | Penalty for making unauthorized drains into public drains. |
| 84.
| | Buildings over drains, &c. not to be erected without consent of the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 85.
| | Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to latrine accommodation. |
| 86.
| | Construction of additional latrines. |
| 87.
| | Duty of employers of laborers to provide latrines. |
| 88.
| | Neglecting to enclose private latrine. |
| 89.
| | General control of latrines. |
| 90.
| | Penalty for making or altering latrines, &c. to the directions or by-laws of the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 91.
| | Inspection of latrines &c. |
| 92.
| | Power Pradeshiya Sabha to direct removal of latrine or closure of cesspit. |
| 93.
| | Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to conservancy and scavenging. |
| 94.
| | All refuse collected to be property of Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 95.
| | Places for disposal of refuse and keeping equipment. |
| 96.
| | Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to insanitary buildings. |
| 97.
| | Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to existing buildings. |
| 98.
| | Overcrowding of houses. |
| 99.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to inspect and limewash houses. |
| 100.
| | Inspection of nuisances. |
| 101.
| | Power to fill up un whole some tanks on private premises. |
| 102.
| | Licensing of slaughter house. |
| 103.
| | Nuisance by child. |
| 104.
| | Public bathing places. |
| 105.
| | Pollution of streams which flow into reservoirs or water works. |
| 106.
| | Pollution caused by factories. |
| 107.
| | Power of a Chairman of a Pradeshiya Sabha in regard to trees or branches trunks, or fruits of trees endangering the safety of person or property. |
| 108.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to establish public utility services. |
| 109.
| | Manner of defraying expenses of public utility service. |
| 110.
| | Maximum of special rate for water or conservancy service. |
| 111.
| | Liability for special rates in respect of State property. |
| 112.
| | Assessment and recovery of special rates. |
| 113.
| | Exemption from special rate by resolution |
| 114.
| | Supply to premises in adjacent areas. |
| 115.
| | General power of Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 116.
| | Rate-payers entitled to free water supply from public stand pipes for domestic purposes. |
| 117.
| | Meaning of domestic purposes |
| 118.
| | Contract for private service. |
| 119.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha as to village fairs. |
| 120.
| | Provision applicable where a licence is required for a private fair. |
| 121.
| | Compensation for discontinuance of private fair. |
| 122.
| | Power to make by-laws |
| 123.
| | Approval and publication of by-laws. |
| 124.
| | Supply of copies of by-laws |
| 125.
| | By-laws to be subject to disallowances or amendment. |
| 126.
| | Subject of by-laws |
| 127.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha to be proper authority under the Cemeteries and Burials Ordinance. |
| 128.
| | Compulsory acquisition of lands and buildings. |
| 129.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha Fund. |
| 130.
| | Moneys received by the Pradeshiya Sabha to be lodged with the bank. |
| 131.
| | Power to invest any part of the Pradeshiya Sabha Fund. |
| 132.
| | Applications of Pradeshiya Sabha Fund. |
| 133.
| | Orders, cheques, &c. for payment out of the Pradeshiya Sabha Fund. |
| 134.
| | Rates and acreage tax. |
| 135.
| | Exemption from rate or acreage tax imposed by the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 136.
| | Assessment of state Property. |
| 137.
| | Property of the State not liable to seizure and sale. |
| 138.
| | Division or consolidation of property for assessment. |
| 139.
| | Return for purchases of valuation. |
| 140.
| | Assessment of annual value of properties. |
| 141.
| | Assessment list and acreage list. |
| 142.
| | Procedure in case of objections to assessment, &c. |
| 143.
| | Division of assessment &c. on alterations to property affecting annual value. |
| 144.
| | Division if assessment or verification of rates in certain cases. |
| 145.
| | Remission of rates in case of non-tenancy. |
| 146.
| | Adoption of previous assessment or verification. |
| 147.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to impose taxes and licence duties. |
| 148.
| | Vehicles and animals tax. |
| 149.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to levy certain licence duties. |
| 150.
| | Tax on certain trades. |
| 151.
| | Determination of duty or tax where several trades are carried on. |
| 152.
| | Tax on certain businesses and professions. |
| 153.
| | Tax on undeveloped land. |
| 154.
| | Tax on certain sales of land. |
| 155.
| | Movable property exempt from seizure in respect of rates, &c. |
| 156.
| | Deduction of amounts paid from rent due. |
| 157.
| | Assessment, &c., not impeached or affected by reason of mistake in name, &c. |
| 158.
| | Warrant for recovery of rates and taxes. |
| 159.
| | Warrant for recovery of rent and fees due to the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 160.
| | Restrictions as to seizure of property. |
| 161.
| | Scale of costs. |
| 162.
| | Seizure of property. |
| 163.
| | Sale of movable property. |
| 164.
| | Surplus of sale. |
| 165.
| | Power to break open houses. |
| 166.
| | Default in the payment of rate or tax. |
| 167.
| | Closure order by Magistrate. |
| 168.
| | Budget. |
| 169.
| | Chairman powers with regard to budget. |
| 170.
| | Variation of expenditure proposed in budget. |
| 171.
| | Rules as to administration of Fund and property. |
| 172.
| | Audit of accounts land surcharge. |
| 173.
| | Contracts for execution of work to be reduced to writing of exceeding prescribed limits. |
| 174.
| | Procedure for entering into contracts referred to in section 178. |
| 175.
| | Resolving doubts as to legality of item of expenditure. |
| 176.
| | Ex gratia of pension, annuity gratuity or retiring allowance. |
| 177.
| | Power to establish gratuity scheme. |
| 178.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to borrow on the security of rates and taxes. |
| 179.
| | Limitation of borrowing powers |
| 180.
| | Form of security &c. |
| 181.
| | When Chairman may exercise power of Pradeshiya Sabha relating to raising of loans. |
| 182.
| | Waiver of sums due to Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 183.
| | Payment of costs awarded against Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 184.
| | Rules as to meetings and tax and finance. |
| 185.
| | Removal of Chairman and dissolution of Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 186.
| | Breach of by-laws |
| 187.
| | Power of Minister when Pradeshiya Sabha make default &c. |
| 188.
| | Minister to determine measures to be taken upon receipt of report under section 187. |
| 189.
| | Power of Minster to direct raising of loans. |
| 190.
| | Power to certify expenses. |
| 191.
| | Power of Local Loans Commissioner to advance loans. |
| 192.
| | Recovery of principal and interest from the Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 193.
| | Delegation of powers of duties of Commissioner of Local Government to Assistant Commissioner. |
| 194.
| | Ministers power to call for any inspect any book or document of a Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 195.
| | Power to make recommendations as to policy. |
| 196.
| | Power of Minister and Commissioner. |
| 197.
| | Additional powers of Commissioner. |
| 198.
| | Naming of road or path. |
| 199.
| | Power of Pradeshiya Sabha on default made by owner or occupier to execute works and recover expenses. |
| 200.
| | Power to levy charges on occupier, who may deduct the same from his rent. |
| 201.
| | Occupiers not to be liable to more than the amount of rent due. |
| 202.
| | Occupier in default of owner may execute works and deduct expenses from rent. |
| 203.
| | Obstructions by occupier. |
| 204.
| | Remedy if neither the owner nor occupier pays the expenses. |
| 205.
| | Determination and recovery of damages, costs &c. |
| 206.
| | Recovery of damages. |
| 207.
| | Recovery of expenses on account of improvement to private property. |
| 208.
| | Pradeshiya Sabha may make compensation out of pradeshiya Sabha Fund. |
| 209.
| | Determination and payment of compensation. |
| 210.
| | Service of notices. |
| 211.
| | Notices may be given or received by secretary or any other officer authorized thereunder. |
| 212.
| | Offence to be tried by Magistrate. |
| 213.
| | Limitation of prosecution. |
| 214.
| | No section to be instituted against a Pradeshiya Sabha until after one months notice nor after six months after cause of action. |
| 215.
| | Protection of Pradeshiya Sabha and its officers. |
| 216.
| | Powers of Pradeshiya Sabha to grant general authorities to its officers. |
| 217.
| | Punishment for obstructing officers Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 218.
| | Penalty for misuse of power by officers of Pradeshiya Sabha. |
| 219.
| | Officers and servants of Pradeshiya Sabha not to be interested in contracts. |
| 220.
| | Officers and servants of Pradeshiya Sabha to be public servants. |
| 221.
| | Effect of a reference to a Town Council, Village Council or local authority in any written law. |
| 222.
| | Repeal |
| 223.
| | Adjustment of questions not provided for. |
| 224.
| | Transitions provision. |
| 225.
| | Repeal and transitional Provisions. |
| 226.
| | Interpretation. |