14. Owner or occupier prohibited from certain acts

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any written law, an owner or occupier of any land situated within a Development Area shall not, except with the written approval of the Authority and subject to any terms and conditions that may be imposed by the Authority for that purpose, do any act or permit any other person to do any act, which may change the form of any renewable resource situated within such Development Area or cause the depletion of any such resource in such a manner or to such an extent, that the economic viability of developing that resource is substantially reduced.

Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority