Order regulating activities for which a license is required under section 23A of the National Environmental Act, 1980. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) No. 1533/16, 25 January 2008, pp. 1A-6A. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Authorization/permit Emissions Pollution control Waste disposal Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract By virtue of the powers vested by section 23A of the National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980 as amended by Act, Nos. 56 of 1988 and 53 of 2000. I, Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, by this Order, determines the activities set out in the Schedule attached to the text as activities for which a License is required under the aforesaid section being activities which involves or results in discharging, depositing or emitting waste into the environment causing pollution. Full text English Website www.documents.gov.lk References - Legislation Implements National Environmental Act 1980 (No. 47 of 1980). Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1980 Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Research, Education, EIA, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX