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Part VII · General

36. Power to access any place

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

For the purpose of exercise, performance and discharge of the powers, duties and functions, it shall be lawful for the Office or any person authorised by the Office to conduct the following -

(a)

to have access to any place, premises, vehicle, aircraft or a vessel;

(b)

to place or enact any permanent light, benchmark, reference mark or any temporary flag, sign or other mark for the purpose of hydrographic surveying;

and

(c)

to remove any flora or fauna obstructing any beacon, mark, trigonometrical point, flag, buoy or signal unless it is prohibited under any other written law.

(2)

For the purpose of exercising the powers specified under subsection (1) –

(a)

prior written notice shall be given to the owner, occupier or the person in possession of the place, premises, vehicle, air craft or vessel within a reasonable period of time;

(b)

the owner, occupier or the person in possession shall be reimbursed with any damage caused to such person’s property while carrying out any power, duty or function under subsection (1) in the manner specified by the Office; or

(c)

prior written approval of the relevant authority be obtained if the access to any place, premises, vehicle, aircraft or vessel is restricted due to national security or under the provision of any other written law.

Read on from s 37