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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.

Section 100 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -

(1)

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;”;

(2)

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

(3)

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;”.