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| (1) The Board may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, discharge all or any of its functions and exercise all or any of its powers within the area (in this Act referred to as the " Area of Authority ") consisting of-
| | (a) the area declared by the Order of the Minister to be Anuradhapura for the purpose of this Act, and | | |
| | (b) such other areas as may be declared by like Order to be within the control of the Board. | | |
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| (2) No Order made by the Minister under sub section (1) shall have effect until it has been approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives and published in the Gazette. |
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| (3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be deemed to preclude the Board from maintaining any office or stores outside the Area of Authority. |
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| (4) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, direct that the Board shall cease to discharge or exercise all or any of its functions or powers within the whole or any part of the Area of Authority; and every such Order shall be complied with by the Board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts