6. Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :-
| (1) by the substitution for the words "erodible area" and "erodible areas" wherever such words occur in that section of the words "conservation area" and "conservation areas" respectively. |
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| (2) by the insert on immediately after paragraph (b) thereof, of the following new paragraph :-
| | " (bb) prohibiting or restricting the extraction of any material from a stream course or stream bank or the disposal of any material on any stream bank or into any stream that may lead to the erosion of the stream bank;" | | |
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| (3) by the addition immediately after paragraph (e) thereof of the following new paragraph :-
| | " (f) authorizing any prescribed officer or person to give directions in respect of the procedure to be adopted to enhance the productivity of degraded lands ; | | |
| | (g) authorizing any prescribed officer or person to give directions in respect of the procedure to be adopted for the conservation of water and watersheds". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts