Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka Act 1979 (No. 23 of 1979). Pays/Territoire Sri Lanka Type du document Législation Date 1979 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka Act 1979, 15 pp. Titre completAn Act to establish the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka which shall be the Authority responsible for the implementation of the Mahaweli Ganga development scheme, to provide for the establishment of corporations to assist in such implementation, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Sujet Eau Mot clé Institution Ouvrages Développement agricole Monitorage Politique/planification Priorités Aire protégée Énergie renouvelable Associations d'usagers de l'eau Forage de puits/puits Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Résumé The Act provides for the establishment of the Mahaweli Authority. It shall exercise its powers, duties and functions in "special areas", i.e. "any area which can be developed with the water resources of the Mahaweli Ganga or of any major river" (sect. 3). According to Section 22 the Authority may exercise in every Special Area any of the powers or functions vested by any written law in any other authority. The Mahaweli Authority shall: (a) plan and implement the Mahaweli Ganga Development Scheme including the construction and operation of reservoirs, irrigation systems and equipment for the generation and supply of electricity; (b) foster and secure the full and integrated development of any Special Area; (c) optimise agricultural productivity and employment; (d) conserve and maintain the physical environment within the Special Areas; (e) promote and secure the participation of private capital, both internal and external, in the economic and agricultural development of the Special Areas; (f) promote and secure the cooperation of Government departments, State institutions, local authorities, public corporations and other persons. To these ends the Authority shall construct, maintain and operate dams, channels, drainage systems and other waterworks for the purpose of achieving its objects; and (b) construct such hydro-power installations as may be necessary for the purpose of the generation and supply of electrical energy. The general management of the Authority as provided for by the Act includes, inter alia, the establishment of departments and agencies, the delegation of powers, and the appointment of public officers. Further provisions concern the compulsory acquisition and possession of land in any Special Area, finance of the Authority, and the establishment of corporations. Texte intégral Anglais