National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Act 2026 · As enacted
11. Insertion of new section 83a in the principal enactment
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 83 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 83a of that enactment: -
83a.
insurance
The Board may from time to time enter into contracts of insurance insuring employees of the Board for the purpose of granting an insurance cover to any employee who is permanently disabled, or partially disabled or temporarily incapacitated, or in the event of the death of any employee to the legal heirs, in any case where such disablement, incapacitation or death, as the case may be is due to an injury –
sustained by such employee while on duty; or
sustained by such employee while travelling-
from his place of residence to his place of work to report for duty; or
from his place of work to his place of residence after duty;
or
sustained by such employee, while not on duty in the performance of some act which is within the scope of his ordinary duties; or
sustained by such employee in consequence of any act or performance in the execution of his duties; or
sustained by such employee as a result of any act of reprisal
“Contracts of occasioned by, or arising out of, any action taken by him in the execution of his duties.
The amount to be paid by the Board as insurance premium and the manner of the insurance, qualifications required to be entitled to an insurance and all other matters connected therewith shall be determined by the Board by rules made in that behalf.
Any insurance cover granted in accordance with the rules made under the preceding provisions of this section in respect of the disablement, incapacitation or death of an employee shall be in addition to any gratuity, compensation, allowance or other benefit granted in respect of such disablement, incapacitation or death under any other written law applicable thereto.”.