නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
The objects of this Act shall be to—
(a)
ensure that the National Policy and Strategy on
Sustainable Development is prepared in accordance with section 11 of this Act and
Sri Lanka Sustainable Development provide the legal framework for developing and implementing such National Policy and Strategy on Sustainable Development;
(b)
ensure an ecologically efficient use of natural, social and economic resources;
(c)
to promote the integration and maintain the equipoise of environmental, economic and social factors in the making of all decisions by government; and
(d)
formulate strategies in accordance with paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section.