New Villages Development Authority for Plantation Region act
Arrangement of Sections
1. Short title.
PART I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW VILLAGES DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY FOR PLANTATION REGION
2. Establishment of the New Villages Development Authority for Plantation Region.
3. Designated areas of the Authority.
4. Objects of the Authority.
5. Powers of the Authority.
6. Functions of the Authority.
PART II
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AUTHORITY
7. Board of Management of the Authority.
8. Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board.
9. Financial interest of the members of the Board.
10. Disqualifications to be a member of the Board.
11. Provisions relating to appointed members.
12. Meetings of the Board.
13. The seal of the Authority.
14. Board to invite experts to meetings.
15. Remuneration for attending meetings of the Board.
PART III
APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND STAFF OF THE AUTHORITY
16. Director-General of the Authority.
17. Staff of the Authority.
18. Public officers to be appointed to the staff of the Authority.
19. Appointment of officers and other employees of public corporations to the staff of the Authority.
PART IV
FINANCE
20. Fund of the Authority.
21. Authority to maintain accounts.
22. Financial year and audit of accounts.
23. Investment of funds.
24. Borrowing powers of the Authority.
25. Exemption of Authority from payments of duties.
PART V
GENERAL
26. Annual report.
27. Declaration of secrecy.
28. Delegation of powers of the Authority.
29. Directions by the Minister.
30. Officers and other employees of the Authority deemed to be public officers.
31. Authority deemed to be a Scheduled Institution.
32. Compulsory acquisition of land.
33. Expenses in suit or prosecution to be paid out of the Fund.
34. Regulations.
35. Power of the Board to make rules.
36. Offences and penalties.
37. Interpretation.
38. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.
32 of 2018.
AN ACT to provide for the establishment of an authority to be called and known as the New Villages Development Authority for Plantation Region to develop new villages in the plantation region of Sri Lanka; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
[Date of Commencement: 7th February, 2019]
1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the New Villages Development Authority for Plantation Region Act.
PART I
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