Urban Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2007

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

s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Urban Development

Authority (Amendment) Act, No. 36 of 2007.

s 2Amendment of section 8 of Law No. 41 of 1978

Section 8 of the Urban Development Authority Law,

No. 41 of 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after paragraph (c) of that section, of the following paragraph :—

“(cc) to formulate a Scheme for rainwater harvesting to be included in the Development Plan prepared in terms of section 8A which scheme shall be in keeping with the National Rainwater Policy and

Strategies ;”;

s 3Amendment of Schedule of the Principal enactment

The Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (e) of item 4

thereof, of the following paragraph:—

“(e)

drainage of site and roof including measures necessary for rainwater harvesting;”.

s 4Sinhala text to Prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.