නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
The Director-General shall after carrying out such preliminary screening of the proposed project as he considers necessary and in consultation with the Ceylon Electricity
Board, submit the registered application together with his observations on the proposed project, to the Committee for its approval.
(2)
The Committee shall where it considers it appropriate :—
(a)
grant provisional approval for the project which shall be communicated forthwith by the Director-General
Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority to the applicant in the prescribed form, with a request to submit such documents and other information as shall be prescribed for the purpose, within six months of such communication being received by the applicant; or
(b)
refuse to grant provisional approval for the project which shall be communicated forthwith by the
Director-General to the applicant, stating the reasons for such refusal.
(3)
An extension of the period given for the submission of documents and information under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) may be granted by the Director-General where requested for, upto a maximum of another six months period.
(4)
A provisional approval granted under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall be valid for a period of one year from the date on which such approval is granted and shall stand cancelled automatically, if the documents and other information requested for is not submitted prior to the expiry of the period of one year.