Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Southern Development Authority of Sri Lanka Act (No. 18 of 1996)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short Title  
   2.	   Establishment of the Southern Development Authority  
   3.	   Designated Area of the Authority  
   4.	   Members of the Authority  
   5.	   Chairman of the Authority  
   6.	   Term of office of appointed members and their removal and resignation  
   7.	   Disqualification for being appointed as members  
   8.	   Vacancy among members not to invalidate acts and proceedings  
   9.	   Remuneration of members  
   10.	   Meetings and quorum at meetings of the Authority  
   11.	   Seal of the Authority  
   12.	   Objects of the Authority  
   13.	   Powers duties and functions of the Authority  
   14.	   Authority to make arrangements or contracts for carrying out its functions  
   15.	   Empowering of persons to act for Authority outside Sri Lanka  
   16.	   Special powers of Authority in respect of certain Departments or Corporations  
   17.	   Compulsory acquisition of land  
   18.	   Fund of the Authority  
   19.	   Power of Authority to call upon public corporation  & c. to carry out certain Functions  
   20.	   Financial year of the Authority  
   21.	   Audit of Accounts  
   22.	   Exemption of Authority from payments of taxes  
   23.	   Borrowing of the Authority of the Government Guaranteed  
   24.	   Director General  
   25.	   Staff of the Authority  
   26.	   Appointment of officers and servants of public corporations to the staff of the Authority  
   27.	   Delegation of powers & c of the Authority  
   28.	   Authority to ensure that financial assistance given for carrying out development projects is utilized for same  
   29.	   Authority not to transact business with enterprises in which a member has interest, unless approved by the Minister  
   30.	   Powers of Minister to order investigations upon activities  
   31.	   Directions of the Minister  
   32.	   Authority deemed to be scheduled Institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act,  
   33.	   Members, officers, and servants of Authority  & c, to be deemed public servants  
   34.	   Protection for action taken under this direction of the Authority  
   35.	   Regulations  
   36.	   Rules  
   37.	   Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency  
   38.	   Interpretation