25. Amendment of section 23DD of the principal enactment

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

Section 23DD of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (1)

thereof, of the following subsections:-

“(1a) Where an approval has been granted to any person or body of persons under this Part and such person does any act in violation of any condition on which such approval has been granted, the Authority may by Order cancel the approval or suspend such approval for such period of time as specified in such Order.

(1b)

Any person or body of persons who is aggrieved by the decision made by the project approving agency or the Authority as provided under subsection (1) or (1A), as the case may be, within thirty days after the date of the notification of such decision may appeal in writing against such decision to the Secretary.”;

(2)

in subsection (2) thereof, by the substitution for the words “on such appeal of the Minister shall be final.”

of the words “on such appeal made under subsection

(1b)

shall be final.”.

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