6. 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 paragraph (d) of that section by the substitution for the words “minerals and the processing, trading in” of the words “minerals and the processing, transport, storing, trading in”;

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (e) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following new paragraphs:—

“(e)

to advise the Minister on measures to be adopted for the promotion, extraction, value addition through development of mineral based products and export of such mineral based products on a commercial basis;

(f)

to disseminate in appropriate media, information and data acquired during the exercise of functions under the Act, in particular, under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section; and

(g)

to undertake projects in regard to engineering geology and provide advice and remedial measures caused in respect of geological hazards and disasters.”.

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