6. Amendment of section 10 of the principal enactment

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

Section 10 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the insertion immediately after paragraph (h) of that section, of the following new paragraph:-

“(ha) to require the carrying out of Strategic

Environmental Assessments, in respect of new policies, plans or programmes or changes made to existing policies, plans or programmes in the manner as may be prescribed;”;

(2)

in paragraph (i) of that section-

(a)

by the substitution for the word “recommendation”

wherever such word appears in such paragraph of the words “direction”;

(b)

by the insertion immediately after subparagraph (vii) of that paragraph of the following new subparagraph: -

“(viii) the proper management of solid waste including measures for waste minimization, waste segregation, waste conversion or treatment, processing and the final disposal in terms of the most beneficial manner of its use;”

(c)

by the insertion immediately after the new subparagraph (viii) of that paragraph of the following new paragraph:-

“(ia) to institute proceedings in the Magistrate’s court against any local authority which fails to comply with or contravenes the provisions of this Act or any direction given to it by the Authority in terms of this

Act;”;

(3)

in paragraph (r), by the substitution for the words

“utilizing residue.” of the words “utilizing residue;”;

(4)

by the insertion immediately after paragraph (r) of that section, of the following new paragraphs: -

“(s) to implement a mechanism for Extended Producer

Responsibility in respect of prescribed goods or products either independently or in conjunction with any other person;

(t)

to monitor any prescribed activity for which a licence has been granted under the provisions of any Act other than this Act, subject to the concurrence of the Authority, and to institute proceedings in the Magistrate’s court, against any person engaged in such prescribed activity in a manner that contravenes any provision of this Act in the course of such activity; and

(u)

to do, perform or discharge any duty, function or power vested in the Authority by or under any other written law .”.

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