Act of Parliament · As enacted · 4 parts
Urban Settlement Development Authority Act 2008
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
There shall be established an Institution which shall be called the Urban Settlement Development Authority
(hereinafter referred to as the" Authority").
The Authority shall, be the name assigned to it by subsection (1), be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by such name.
The head office of the Authority shall be located in the Colombo District.
Constitution of the Board of
Directors.
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s 3Urban Settlemellt Development Autlzority
The management and administration of the affairs of the Authority shall be vested in a Board of Directors
(hereinafter referred to as the "Board") which shall consist of-
the following ex-officio members, namely:-
the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance or his representative;
the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Local Government or his representative;
the person holding the office for the time being, as the Chairman of the Urban
Development Authority established under section 2 of the Urban Development Authority
Law, No. 41 of 1978, or his representative;
the person holding the office for the time being, as the Chairman of the National
Housing Development Authority established under section 2 of the National Housing
Development Authority Act, No. 17 of 1979, or his representative;
the following members appointed by the Minister ensuring however that there is adequate gender representation (hereinafter referred to as the
"appointed members"):-
three members to represent the interests of the local authorities of urban areas;
four members from among persons who appear to the Minister to have knowledge and experience in urban settlement development.
Urban Settlemelll Developmelll Authority
The Chairman shall, if present, preside at every meeting of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman from any such meeting, a member elected by the members present, shall preside at such meeting.
The quorum for any meeting of the Authority shall be five members.
The Chairman or other member presiding at any meeting of the authority, shall in addition to his own vote, have a casting vote.
Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, the
Authority may regulate the procedure in regard to the meetings of the Authority and the transaction of business at such meetings.
s 10Establishment of a Advisory Committee
There shall be appointed by the Authority a
Committee which shall be called the "Advisory Committee".
The Authority may seek advice of the Advisory
Committee in approving and dealing with any such matter pertaining to the formulation and execution of proposals, plans, projects and action programs of the Authority.
The Advisory Committee shall consist of a Chairman and not more than fourteen members ensuring that there is adequate gender representation.
The Board shall set out the rules applicable thereto and determine the functions thereof.
s 11Acts not invalidated by reason of a vacancy
No act, decision or proceeding of the Authority, shall .
be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy of the Board or any defect in the appointment of any member thereof.
s 12Seal of the Authority
The Seal of the Authority may be determined and devised by the Board and may be altered in such manner as may be determined by the Board.
Urban Settlemellf Develop111e11t Authority
to charge rents or fees for any building, flat, house or other living accommodation or for any services or facilities provided by the Authority;
to manage and make available schemes of supervised credit to urban dwellers to purchase flats, houses or other living accommodation;
to accept from within or outside Sri Lanka gifts, grants, donations or subsidies, whether in cash or otherwise and to apply them for carrying out any of the objectives of the Authority;
with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, to borrow or raise money or secure obligations from sources either in Sri Lanka or abroad by the issue of debentures, debenture stock, bonds, mortgages or with any other securities upon such terms as the Authority may determine;
and
to enter into partnerships with other government and non-governmental institutions and to establish subsidiaries to execute any of the functions of the
Authority.
Part II
Part III
Staffofllleauillority
Part IV
Acquisition of Immovable and Mov,\ Ble Property and Sale of Lands Belonging to the Authority
Part VI