Section 3

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

“Coast Conservation Act”, “Director of Coast Conservation”, “Director” and “coast conservation” to be known as “Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Act”, “Director-General of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management”, “Director-General” and “coast conservation and coastal resource management”

(1)

In the principal enactment and in any other written law, there shall be substituted—

(a)

for the words “Coast Conservation Act”, the words

“Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource

Management Act”;

(b)

for the words “Director of Coast Conservation”, the words “Director-General of Coast Conservation and

Coastal Resource Management”;

(c)

for the word “Director” the words “Director-General”; and

(d)

for the words “coast conservation” the words “coast conservation and coastal resource management”,

(2)

Every reference to the “Coast Conservation Act”, the

“Director of Coast Conservation”, “Director” and “coast conservation” in any notice, notification or other document shall be read and construed as a reference respectively to

“the Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management

Act”, “the Director-General Coast Conservation and Coastal

Resource Management”, “the Director-General” and “Coast

Conservation and Coastal Resource Management”.

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Section 3

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