Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 1986

Coconut Development (Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 1986 [Certified on 20th March, 19861 L. D.-O. 17/84. AN ACT TO AMEND THE COCONUT DEVELOPMENT ACT, No. 46 OF 1971 b BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist P Republic of Sri Lanka, as follows : : 1. This Act may be cited as ihe Coconut Development Short title. I (Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 1986. 2. Section 51 of the Coconut Development Act, No. 46 of Amendment 1971, is hereby amended in subsection (2) thereof by the of section 51 insertion, immediately after paragraph (j) of that sub “off .$qcI NO. 46 . : section, of the following new paragraph : I‘ (jj) prohibiting for such period as the Minister may deem necessary in {the interest of national &onomy (i) the transport, sale or offer or exposure for sale of any young coconut other than king coconut, within the administrative limits of any Municipal Council or Urban Council ; (ii) the cutting, damaging, mutilation or des troying of coconut flowers or the tender leaves of any coconut tree ; (iii) the tapping for commercial purposes, any coconut tree in any area other than an area in respect of which a licence has been issued by the Commissioner of Excise, permitting such tapping ; and (iv) the felling, lopping or killing or causing or permitting the felling, lopping or killing of any coconut tree on any land in any administrative district, other than on State land, unless the felling, lopping or killing of such tree has been authorized in writing by the Government Agent of that administrative district or any other officer acting under his authoritv ; “.