Urban Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2007

This Act may be cited as the Urban Development

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

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 ;”;

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;”.

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