4. Amendment of section 7 of the principal enactment

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

Section 7 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof as follows:-

(1)

in all paragraphs commencing from paragraph (a) to paragraph (s) thereof, by the substitution for the words

“a senior officer”, of the words “an officer not below the rank of a Senior Assistant Secretary ”;

(2)

in paragraph (t) of that subsection, by the substitution for the words “a senior officer” of the words “a

Director”;

(3)

in paragraph (v) of that subsection, by the substitution for the words “field of environment; and” of the words

“field of environment;”

(4)

in paragraph (w) of that subsection, by the substitution for the words “management.” of the words

“management;”

(5)

by the addition immediately after paragraph (w) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs:-

“(x) an officer not below the rank of an Additional

Secretary of the Ministry;

(y)

the General Manager of the Marine

Environment Protection Authority appointed under section 16 of the Marine Pollution

Prevention Act, No. 35 of 2008 or an officer not below the rank of a Manager nominated by him;

(z)

the Conservator General of Forests appointed under section 58 of the Forest Conservation

Ordinance (Chapter 451) or an officer not below the rank of a Conservator nominated by him;

(aa)

the Director-General of the Department of

Wildlife

Conservation, appointed under section 68 the Fauna and Flora Protection

Ordinance (Chapter 469) or an officer not below the rank of a Director nominated by him; and

(ab)

the Director-General of the Department of

Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources

Management appointed under section 3 of the

Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources

Management Act, No. 57 of 1981 or an officer not below the rank of a Director nominated by him.”.