Colombo District (Low - lying Areas) Reclamation and Development Board (Amendment) Act 1982

This Act may be cited as the Colombo District (Low-lying Areas) Reclamation and Development Board (Amend-ment) Act, No. 52 of 1982.

The long title of the Colombo District (Low-lying

Areas) Reclamation and Development Board Act, No. 15

of 1968 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enact-ment”) is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “declared by Order of the Minister so that such areas may be rendered suitable for building purposes, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.”, of the words “declared ‘by Order of the Minister; for such

Corporation to undertake construction work and consultancy assignments in the field of Engineering, and for inatters connected therewith or incidental thereto. ”.

“ Colombo District (Low-lying Areas) Reclamation and Development Beard Act”. “Colombo District (Low-lying Areas) Reclamation and Development ”, and the “ Board ” to be known as the “ Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Act”, “Sri-Lanka Land Reclamation . and Development Corporation ” and “ Corpora-tion ” respectively,

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

for the words “Colombo District (Low-lying Areas)

Every reference to the “ Colombo District (Low-lying

Section 2 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following sub-section :—

by the substitution in subsection (3) of that section for the words “to reclaim and develop that Area and render it suitable for building purposes”, of the words “to reclaim and develop that Area”.

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “ declared by an Order under section 2 and which is or are vested in the local authority within the jurisdic.

tion of which such land or lands is or are situated shall, ”, of the words “declared by an Order under section 2, and which is or are vested in any local authority or authorities or in any other authority within the jurisdiction of which such land or lands is or are situated shall, ”,

Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “vested in a local authority within the jurisdic-tion of which such land is situated, ”, of the words “ vested an a local authority or authorities or in any other authority within the jurisdiction of which such land is situated, ”.

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Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section, by the repeal of paragraph (b) thereof, and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraph :—

“(b) six other members appointed by the Minister, one of whom at least shall be a qualified Civil

Engineer.”,

Section 8 of the principal enactment as amended by

Law No. 27 of 1976 is hereby further amended as follows :—

in paragraph (a) of that section, by the substitution for the words “ commercial or agricultural purpose ;

in paragraph (b) of that section by the substitution for the words “vested in the Board.”, of the words

by the addition, immediately after paragraph (b)

Section 9 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—.

by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1)

in renumbered subsection (1) of that section—

by tne addition immediately after the re-numbered subsection (1) of that section of the following new subsection :—

The following new section is hereby inserted imme-diately after section 9, and shall have effect as section 9a, of the principal enactment :—

“ Corporation

9a.

section 9a in the principal enactment

Notwithstanding anything in section 9 1 oa tdivity of this Act, the Corporation may engage in or entrusted to carry out any activity relating to the achieve-it by the ment of the objects of this Act, as set out in

Ministers, section 8 that may be approved by the

Cabinet of Ministers,”.

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- 11. The amendment made to the principal enactment by section 10 of this Act shall be deemed to have for all pur-Retrospective effect of section 9 of this Act.

poses come into operation on the date on which that enact-ot owen ment came into. operation and accordingly any activity engaged in-or carried out for the achievement of the objects of the principal enactment by the Corporation, prior to the commencement of this. Act.shall be. deemed to:have been validly engaged in or carried out.

The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 26, and shall have effect as section 26a and section 268, of the principal enactment : —

« Officers and 26a. All officers and servants of the Cor-servan ofthe poration shall be deemed to be public

Corporation cae

.

deemedtobe servants within the meaning and for the public purposes of the Penal Code.

within the

Corporation

268. The Corporation shall be deemed to be a scheduled a scheduled institution within the meaning aithin the of the Bribery Act, and the provisions of that the Bribery

Act shall be construed accordingly. ”.

ct.

The First Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby repealed.

All contracts, agreements and other instruments of the Colombo District (Low-lying Areas) Reclamation and Development Board, which subsist or have effect imme-diately prior to the commencement of this Act shall have effect against, or in favour of the Sri Lanka Land Reclama-.

All suits, actions, appeals and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the Colombo District (Low-lying

All the rights, liabilities and. ‘Obligations of the