Coast Conservation (Amendment) Act 2011 · As enacted
21. Amendment of section 25 of the principal enactment
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
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Section 25 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “or the stability of the Coastal Zone”
of the words “or the stability of the Coastal Zone or the resources within the Coastal Zone”;
by the insertion immediately after subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsection:—
“(1A) Where a notice is served under paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the person on whom the notice is so served, shall comply with the said notice within the period specified in such notice. The Director-General shall, after the period specified has elapsed, take such measures as may be necessary to prevent such intrusion or activity.
All expenses incurred by the Director-General in preventing the intrusion or the activity, shall be recovered from the person on whom notice is served, as a debt due to the State.”;
in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for all the words from “If a local authority is unable”
to the end of that subsection of the words “If a local authority or an agency is unable to comply with such a request it shall forthwith inform the Director-General of such inability. Upon being so informed, the Director-General shall require, by notice in writing, the person responsible for such waste or foreign matter or such activity, to take corrective measures or to desist from engaging in such activity.”; and
by the addition immediately after subsection (2) of that section of the following new subsection:—
“(3) Where notice has been served under subsection (2), the person on whom such notice is served shall take steps to comply with the notice in the time specified. Where, after the expiry of a reasonable period of time, no steps have been taken to comply with the notice, the Director-General shall take such measures as may be necessary to prevent such intrusion or activity. All expenses incurred by the Director-General in preventing the intrusion or the activity, shall be recovered from the person on whom notice is served, as a debt due to the State.”.