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Sri Lanka Sustainable Development Act 2017 · As enacted · Part II · National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable Development

11. Approval for the National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable Development

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

(1)

The National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable

Development shall be in conformity with the Sustainable

Development goals and associated targets.

(2)

The National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable

Development shall be in force until the end of year 2030.

(3)

The Council shall forward the National Policy and

Strategy on Sustainable Development to the President and the Minister. The Minister shall, with the concurrence of the

Cabinet of Ministers cause such National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable Development including any amendment thereto, to be published in the Gazette.

(4)

The Minister shall lay such National Policy and

Strategy on Sustainable Development before the Parliament for approval.

(5)

The National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable

Development which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval.

(6)

Upon the approval granted by the Parliament under subsection (4), such National Policy and Strategy on

Sustainable Development shall be the National Policy and

Strategy on Sustainable Development.

(7)

It shall be the duty of every ministry, department, provincial council, provincial ministry and department and any local authority to comply with the National Policy and

Strategy on Sustainable Development.

(8)

The Minister shall co-ordinate with other project approving agencies for the purpose of implementing the

National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable Development.

Read on from s 12

Part III

Staff of the Council

Read on from Part III

Part IV

General

Read on from Part IV