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7. Replacement of section 6 of the principal enactment

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

Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:—

6. (1) There shall be established a Coast

Conservation and Coastal Resource

Management Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Advisory Council”)

consisting of the following members:—

(a)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of Coast

Conservation and Coastal Resource

Management is assigned, who shall be the Chairman;

“Director-General may delegate any of his powers

&c,. under the Act to

Divisional

Secretaries or to prescribed officers.

“Coast

Conservation and Coastal

Resource

Management

Advisory

Council.

(b)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of Plan

Implementation is assigned or his representative;

(c)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of Tourism is assigned or his representative;

(d)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of Urban

Development is assigned or his representative;

(e)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of Public

Administration is assigned or his representative;

(f)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of

Industries is assigned, or his representative;

(g)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of

Provincial Councils is assigned, or his representative;

(h)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the

Minister to whom the subject of

Environment is assigned, or his representative;

(i)

the Director-General of Fisheries and

Aquatic Resources, appointed under the

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No.

2 of 1996, or his representative;

(j)

the Director-General of the National

Aquatic Resources Research and

Development Agency, appointed under the National Aquatic Resources,

Research and Development Agency Act,

No. 54 of 1981, or his representative;

(k)

the Director-General of the Urban

Development Authority appointed under the Urban Development Authority Law,

No.41 of 1978, or his representative;

(l)

the Director-General of the Central

Environmental Authority appointed under the National Environmental

Authority Act, No. 47 of 1980, or his representative;

(m)

The Director-General of the Geological

Survey and Mines Bureau appointed under the Mines and Minerals Act, No.

33 of 1992, or his representative;

(n)

the Land Commissioner or his representative;

(o)

the Director-General appointed under section 3, who shall be the Secretary to the Council; and

(p)

three other persons appointed by the

Minister, one from among persons who will represent the academic staff of the

Universities, one representing the non-governmental organizations concerned with the protection of the coastal environment and the other who shall be a representative of the fishing industry.

(2)

The Advisory Council may where in its opinion it appears to be necessary for the effective discharge of its functions, co-opt any other Secretary to serve as a member of the

Advisory Council for so long as may be necessary for such purpose. A Secretary co-opted in terms of this subsection shall be present at meetings of the Advisory Council only when the specific matter, which necessitated his presence, is being discussed. He shall not be entitled to vote at such meetings.”.

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