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66. Insertion of sections 68A and 68B in the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 68 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 68A and 68B of that enactment:—

68A. (1) The Director-General in consultation with the Minister shall develop plans and programmes for the conservation of

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wildlife, their habitats and the biological diversity in line with appropriate national and international standards and criteria.

(2)

The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall include the expenditure estimated for the implementation of the plans and programmes developed in terms of subsection (1) in its estimates for such financial year.

68B. The Director-General shall wherever specified in this Ordinance and in general where necessary, frame guidelines for the implementation of the provisions of the

Ordinance and to carry out the powers, functions and duties under the Ordinance.”.