National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Act 2026 · As enacted
19. Amendment of section 100 of 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
Section 100 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -
by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression “area of authority” of the following new definitions:-
“ “body” includes any body corporate or unincorporate;
“community based organization” means an organization or a body representing the user community that engages in providing water supply or sewerage services to the user community;
“industrial estate” means an industrial estate established under the provisions of the
Industrial Development Act, No. 36 of 1969 or an industrial estate established under the provisions of the Industrial
Promotion Act, No. 46 of 1990;
“industrial park” means an industrial park established under the provisions of the
Industrial Promotion Act, No. 46 of 1990;”;
by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression “Local Government Service
Commission” of the following new definition:-
“ “person” includes a natural or a legal person;” ; and
by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression “sewerage works” of the following new definition: -
“ “Tertiary and Vocational Education
Commission” means the Commission established under the provisions of the Tertiary and Vocational Education
Act, No. 20 of 1990;”.