4. Tnsertion

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

The following new section is hereby imserted imme-diately after section 22, and shall have effect as section 22a, of the principal enactment :—

“ Establish-ment of licensed zones.

22a.

section 224 in the principal enactment

(1)

Where the President is of the opinion that in any area, not included in the

Area of Authority, it would be necessary to provide facilities or improvements for the establishment of undertakings by licensed enterprises and for such purpose to enable the Commission to exercise certain powers under this Law, he may, by Order published in the Gazette, declare such area to be a licensed zone, and specify the boundaries of such zone.

(2)

Where a licensed zone is declarei under subsection (1), no person, body or authority other than the Commission shal]

exercise, perform and discharge any powers, duties and functions relating to the approval of building plans or the planning, develop-ment or improvement under any written law, within such zone.”.

5 Section 35 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

of section 3% of the principal enactment. a,

(a)

by the substitution, in the definition of “licensed enterprise”, for the words “outside the Area of

Authority ; and”, of the words “ outside the Area of Authority ;”; and

(b)

by the insertion, immediately after the definition of

“licensed enterprise”, of the following new defini-tion :—

‘licensed zone” means a zone declared under section 22; and’.

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(Amendment) Act, No. 43 of 1980

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