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9. Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment

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

Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section—

(a)

by the substitution for all the words from

“The Director shall” to “the plan shall include” of the words “The Director-General shall, not later than three years from the date of operation of this Act, prepare and submit

“Survey of resources within the

Coastal Zone.

to the Advisory Council, a Coastal Zone and

Coastal Resource Management Plan

(hereinafter referred to as “the Plan”) based on the results of the survey conducted in terms of section 11. The Plan shall include guidelines for the management of coastal resources and a comprehensive programme for conservation of coastal resources for sustainable development and also—”;

(b)

in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for items (ix) and (x) and the words “within the coastal zone.” of the following—

“(ix)

agriculture;

(x)

industry;

(xi)

availability of coastal resources;

(xii)

coastal erosion management;

(xiii)

coastal water quality;

(xiv)

zoning of coastal water usage; and

(xv)

any other matters which in the opinion of the Director-General is relevant to coast conservation and coastal resource management, within the Coastal Zone.”;

(c)

in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “Coastal

Zone regulation; and” of the words “Coastal

Zone regulation;”;

(d)

in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “purposes of coast conservation,” of the words

“purposes of coast conservation;”;

(e)

by the addition immediately after paragraph (e) of subsection (1) thereof, of the following new sub-paragraphs:—

“(f)

recommendations identifying Special

Area Management sites, rating such sites in terms of the severity of resource management issues, bio diversity, viability and economic significance;

(g)

identify the routes, paths and corridors of access available for the public to access the beach and the coastal zone and recommend measures required to clear any obstructions therein;

(h)

recommend guidelines required for the sustainable development and management of the coastal zone; and

(i)

formulate policies and furnish recommendations in relation to coast conservation and coastal resources management activities,”;

(2)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsection:—

“(1A) The Director-General shall cause the Plan prepared in terms of section 12 to be revised, at least once in every five years:

Provided that, the Director-General may where he deems it to be so necessary, cause a survey in terms of section 11 to be carried out at the time of revision of the Plan, and revise the plan based on the results of the survey so conducted.”;

(3)

in subsection (5) of that section, by the substitution for the words “period of four years” wherever they occur in that subsection of the words “period of five years”.

Read on from s 10

9. Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment

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