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Part V · On-Grid and Off-Grid Renewable Energy Projects

22. Appeals against refusal to grant approval or cancellation of a permit

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

(1)

Any person who is aggrieved by:—

(a)

a refusal to grant provisional approval to an application;

(b)

a refusal to grant final approval to an application;

or

(c)

the cancellation of a permit under section 21, may, within one month of the receipt of the communication informing him of such refusal or the date of the cancellation, as the case may be, appeal against such refusal or cancellation to the Board.

(2)

The Board may prior to arriving at a decision on any appeal made under subsection (1), obtain the advice and observations of an Advisory Committee established for that purpose by the Board under section 9.

(3)

Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the

Board given on any appeal made to it under subsection (1), may appeal against such decision to the Court of Appeal within fourteen days of the date on which such decision was communicated to such person.

(4)

Until rules are made under Article 136 of the

Constitution pertaining to appeals under this section, the rules made under that Article pertaining to an application by way of revision to the Court of Appeal, shall apply in respect of every appeal made under subsection (3) of this section.

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Part VIII

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Part IX

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