Mahaweli Authority (Amendment) Act No. 59 of 1993. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Mahaweli Authority Act No. 23 of 1979. Subject Water Keyword Access-to-information Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Governance Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract Section 22A is inserted right after Section 22 and it deals with the powers conferred by this Act to the appointed Minister, powers under Section 20 of the Land Development Ordinance and Sections 49. 51, 79 and 80 of the Crown Lands Ordinance, even those relating to special grants and leases of State land. Full text English