Coast Conservation Regulations, No. I of 1982

TIle Gazette of the Democratic SocialLst Republic ·of Sri Lanka A.R.Y 260/22 - 02 DLiJ No. 260/22 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBR 02,1983 z· (PotHhhed Av.("'trIl1) PART I· SECTION (I)-GENERAL Government Notifications FESTUS PE:&E:R.A., Minister ofFisharies. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY TO THE niLAND REVENUE REVIEW BOARD Mr. C. de A. GlllillV'"nrdena, Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue hes boen appointed as the Organising Secretary of tho Inland Revenue Review Board in addition to his duties with effect from 15.07.1983 by tho Hon. Minis.ter of Finance and Planning in tenns of Section 70(2) of the Income Tux Ordinance Sec t iort 98(2) of the Inland Revenue Act, No.4 of 1963 and Section 118(2) of'the Inland Revenue Act, No. 28 of 1979. DR. W·;M. TILA.XARATNA, Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning. )\ iriist.ry of F'inancc and Planning, Colombo I, . 2Hll August, 1983. 9-335 COAST CONSERVATION ACT, No. 57 OF 1981· Order under Section 1 BY of powers vested ill IDO by S-ection 1 of" tile Coast Con scrvation Act, No. 67 of 1981, I, MichLieI Festus Wonceslcus Perera, Minister of Fisheries, do by this order, declare l s t October; 1983 as the appointed date for tho commeucerncnt, of operations of the above mentioned Act. FEsTUS PElU:11A, Minister of Fisheries. Colombo, 31.08.1983. 9.336/1 L.D.-B.1/82 THE COAST CONSERVATION ACT, ·No. 57 OF 1981 Rogulations mede by the Minister·of Fisheries under Section 32 read with ::>ections 13,14,16 and 18 of theCcest Oonservat.ion Act, Xo. 67 of 1981. Colombo,31.08.19S3. Regulations 1. These regulations may be cited as tr.e Coast Conservation Regulat.ions, No. r of 1982. z. Th<: crj taria to be used in d3tsrmining whet her a permit hould bo issued for any .devclopmont activity under section 14 shall bo (a) the development activity shsll not infringe up-on the rIght ot access to the beach by . (h) not ..cause an GJ!.V.9rse !mpact on tho coastal zons or any part tiuieof,' so e.8to (i) result in the dischnrg'.l .oi . unacceptable levels of effluents Or subat.ancas ; (ii) to red;tce tho quality -of beeches or oJf.:<rt their pro servet.ion ; (iii) dislocat-e a.DY ; (iv) in or adjacent to on area declared as a marine sanctuary. (c] t.hnt the deve lcprnout activity shall not btl sited or located (i) witllix: an area reserved Or in usc as a p lcco of religious worship or for portormencs 9f any religious rites ;. (ii) within an area' reserved Or in uso as a wild Jift.! habitat; (iii) within au area reserved for the purpose of"rooreation I:.y the pub lie. (e) the proposed development act ivi ty shall be sited so as to allow an adequate buffer zone to accommodate ,-tho dynamics of coas tal proccsses. . 3.. The oategories of development activity that may be engaged in without, ap,.ermit within the coastal zone shall be (a) cult.ivabiori of crops; • (b) planting of trees. and other vegetation. 4 .. Whore any development act.i v ity is located within an area declared to be ali urban development, area under the provisiona of the p"rbnn Davelopmont Authority Law, No. 41 of 1IJ78, the requirements of the developmen lPllUllS ulthnt Authority, shall be taken into eocoune, . ' . 1A 2 A I 0:::;)lOCj' (1) C<:::;)) 0:::;)020'4 C;O (f.)iCji) c:.Sc.:-HIS3.0S-.02 P ...RT I: SEC. (I).GAZETTE EXTRAORDI.:NARY OF THE SOCIALIST RJ.:PCBLIC·OF SRI 5. Every applicat ion for a under SC'Cti?D 14 of this Act shall bo shbstant ie lly In tho .I,:orm A. BOy out un t.ho Schodulo horotoand shall bo nccompnu icd with a foo of fiIiY r upoos. 6. The particulars to be. furnishod for an onvi roumontsj impact, undor aec tro n 16 ,of this Act ahn ll bo - , f (a) qescription of tho g<lo;::rapbical boundar!cs of tho' 6r,,0. wi t ih.a which tho opsrut rona a ro to be c a r r ind out; (/,) (I dcsc ript.ion of tho initial ocological stato of a rou. (c) .an ir.dicat.ion of the nature, lUIIl3 and acopo of tho proposed opsrations ; (el a description of tho mcthods.Tnatcll at.ions and o t ho r moans to bo used; (e) a dcscript icn of tho Iorcsocublo direct and indirect long term and short term effects- of th.o oparo t ioris on tho cnviroument, including fauna. flora and tho ooologicoJ balance ; (f) a s ta torne n t 62tting out, tho meuaurca proposed to roduco t-otho minimum tho risk ofdarnngo to t.ho euvironrncnt hom carrying out t ho operations, and, in addition, possible 81tc;nativcs to- such mcnsurc.s ;. (g) a."l irid ice t ion of tho rncnsures to' bo taken protection cf "n\'ironmcnt from pollution and o t ho r a dvorso cff,-el.s during and I\t the end of tho proposed op.rrnt.io ns ; (I.) any ot hcr t ha t m't1Y bo as rc quirod by the Director ; (i) a brief summary of thoussessment.. 7. Ever;... application for a roncwal of a permit under section 18 of this Act shell be substantially in the Form B sat out in the Schedu lo hereto accompanied with a feo of !ifty rupees. 8. The fee to a transfer of' a permit, uhdor sect.ion IS of this Act slJall be twenty·5ovo rupees. 9. In thes.:l rcS""latioIl.'! "Act" roea= tha Coa.st Conservation Act, No. 67 of 10Sl. SCUEDVL.E: Form A (So'ction 14(3» INSTRUCl'IONS (i) Ncuure oj deoelopr.icnt (a) .. Devolopment Activity" is dofinc d In Cous t Cons ar vat.ion Act as [OJIO:-\'3 : .. Auy aot.ivit.y I,k,)ly to til) p hy.s icc l n:.turu of th'3 Coastnl7.ollu in uny wav, o ud inrillciJ;t.1.J co n s tr-uct.ion of buiJdillg>Jand works. tlWdepos it ofwast.os or o:.hJr rn at.ar inls 'from outfalls, vcsaals Or by ot.he r means, tilJ removal of ssnd, coral. shalls, natural v0g"tation. Or othe r subst(lncos•. dredging and 5llillg. ln nd and ..or dr ill iug for miller'als. b c t d ocs no t i nc lu do • (b) .. Coustn] Zoao .. is dc:tncd i n Cons arva t io n Act as fo liows r . . .. Thot area lying within n of t:l:'.)) m at.or-s I,mdwa,ds of the Menu High \Val..:lr Lin a a nd 1\ limit of two kilomotors aeawe.rds of t he Mean Law \\'atJr Lin o end in tho CllSJ of r ivors, streams, lagoons, or any o t ho r body of connectad to the sea .eit.hcr perrnonout.Iy Or pcr iod i cally, the landward boundary shull cxtoud to u J imiz of two moasurcd parpandiculnr to 'th" strnit:ht l ino drawn bet.ween tin natural cnt runco po in ts arid shall include t hc watJlo6 of ri vc ..s, and Iagoous 01' any ot.herbody ofwat<Jl' so canu<:c(",l to the S30," (c) If the application is for tho co ns t ruc t ion of a.,,>, .tructuros. tho design drawi:l b from t ho Iouncic t ion' upto 5rst flour abovo ground must bo for wurdcd alou;; with this application, (d) If the application is fOr dumping or rcrnovcl of a ny m c.t.er ia I from thJ coastal zona, volume of to iJJ d,Cll)?,)d or rem<wed, duration of and ill)thocl of, removal or dumping should bJ in detc.il in this appl (ii) Location oj'ActiL'ity (a) 'Three copie3 of a Surv(\y Plan prop:\rcu by a Lic,loCJU Surveyor. indicating tl\.) 10cl\:.i.on of o.cti\'lty must be " forward"d dong with this applicntiou.. Tho pltJ.n should indiclito the lin,) of liigh \\'at31' and the limit of pJn11anont (c.g. 1'recs; othcl' tro5d; scrow.pine; or·simile.r BJo.';h Cr,)opJra bo' considered o.s pornU:Ulent v03.;tatio11) . (Signature and Duignation oj Officer). 1. Datu of reoeipt of apPlication :--- 2. Plans. Ropor", anfl Othcir 3.. If any additional' iuformation Wu.s l'u(l',.:,.);tod, details of eucn reqliesls :; 4. If tho observations of any W<lro detail3 of such requests : 6. ' Whether'a Pe,rpit is grantou: Y0'3/Xo 6 •. If ll, per'mii. is gtanted : (a) No. of tho.Permit :: (b) Dato of : (c) 'Yalidit), Porio.d : (d) of Expiry :--- (e) Condit.ioIl.'! nttaohed (if lIny) : 7, If piJrroission is deniod. r.:oason.s for suqh d011icl : Dl\te:: F9rmB Application for a renuwal of to on:;agd in a actiVIty 1, Number of tho. Permit for .'l\'hich this renewll,l application j,s·made :: 2. EXpiry date Permit': Signature of Appiica.nt. •Applicution for a PCr:llit to engage in a de\·elopmont. activity For Office o7lly. 1. Full Ku=o c,f Applicant (Surnamo) : Other Xa.rues : 2. Postal Ac!d:cs.> : EIWSIOX Ycs{Ko ACCRETIOX: Ycs/Xo. 3. (i) Nature of DJvclopmcnt Activity. proposed to ,bo engaged in ; (ii) Location of such Dovelo'pmcnt Activity :-'---. 4. Hs..s tho a.:-ca been subject to erollion Or accretion in tho recent past. 5. How is ul<llast' utilis.:>ct at p=I:lt,: 6. Ha., any application for this. purpoSe bccn mado to any other Govt. Agency (o.g. Local Atl.,lt,hority. Tourist Board. Urba.n Dovclopment Authority eto.). If so. givo details : 7. .Any otlter particulars of relovance : I hereby cortify that the partioulars furnished by rno in this application ate t: \l,) anCOrf\.'Ot. I am aware that ifany partioulars herein arefound t.Q ba fAlso or inoorrect•. my application will bo lie.ulo to disqualiScatiou.. . Daw:-: For Office use only. 10z:;))vCj': (I) 0d'<;6-§ C·t:>J O::n000Q cj:53 CJ<.C)C) A PART!: 3EO. EXTRA<.mDrNARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST.REPUBLIC OF SRIiLANKA.19S3.0IL02 3. of Applicant : 4. Postal Address : 5. !t<lnsons for renewal : 6. Period for which ronowo.l if.required : y , 7. )Vhat percentago. of dovolcprncnt cot.ivit.y foe. which tho orig inal porrnit. was Issued has boon completed : I cortifv that t!1e Jl3r t iculura furnlshodby me in t.his application arc true .{nd correct. I confinnthat t.ho cond it.ions stotodin the or iginul permit h","o becn strictly a d hurcd.t.o by me. I I\m aware that if 1\11)' pn;·ticul.UI'S.conta:ined h.orcin aro'.found.!:<> fuLso Or , incorrect, my applicatIOn wil] boLiablo to ·dlsqunl'lIcntlOn. 9ignaturo of Applicant. Dl\t-o : (Note.-Rencwnl appl icat.ion must be rnado cno mruth prior to date of expiry of Cte pennit issued for tho purpose). Pormit Application No. L Date of receipt. of :---: 2. If any additional details Wore requested, details of such roqucst :---. 3. Whether a P.onO"-'al'of Permit was allowod : YosfKo 4. If n ro n cw r.l is granted : (0) Ko. of tho RoncwaIP6rmit·: (b) Data of Permit (e) Validity :"'. (d).Dnto of expiry :---.,.... (e) Condit ions [lttachcd any) ; 6. If permission is denied, reasons for auch denial :: Date ; 9·336/2 Signature 01;4 DC<11i]r.-atian of Au/horned .' , Officer.