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| (1) The Director shall, not later than three years after the appointment date a comprehensive Coastal Zone Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as " the Plan"), based on the results of the survey made in pursuance of section 11. The Plan shall include"
| | (a) the guidelines to be used in determining the suitability of particular development activities in the Coastal Zone ; | | |
| | (b) proposals which deal with the following subjects : "
| | | (ii) transport facilities ; |
| (iii) preservation and management of the scenic and other natural resources ; |
| (iv) recreation and tourism ; |
| (v) public works and facilities, including waste disposal facilities, harbours and power plants ; |
| (vi) mineral extraction ; |
| (viii) human settlements ; |
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| | (c) proposals for the reservation of land or water in the Coastal Zone for certain uses , or for the prohibition of certain activities in certain areas of the Coastal Zone ; | | |
| | (d) a comprehensive programme for the utilization of manpower displaced as a direct result of more effective Coastal Zone regulation ; and | | |
| | (e) recommendations for strengthening Governmental policies and powers and the conduct of research for the purposes of coast conservation. | | |
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| (2) The Council shall, within sixty days of the Plan being submitted to it by the Director, make modifications, if any. to the Plan and submit the Plan to the Minister for provisional approval. |
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| (3) Upon the submission of the Plan to the Minister under subsection (1), he shall make it available for public inspection. Any person may, within sixty days of the date on which the Plan is made available for public inspection , submit any comments thereon to the Minister in writing. |
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| (4) At the end of the period of sixty days referred to in subsection (3), the Minister may provisionally approve the Plan subject to such modifications, if any, as he may consider necessary having regard to any comments submitted to him under that subsection and shall submit the Plan to the Cabinet of Ministers for final approval. Upon the approval of the Plan by the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister shall cause the Plan to be published in the Gazette. The Plan shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified therein. |
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| (5) The Plan shall be revised during the period of four years commencing from the date of coming in to operator. of the Plan and within a period of four years from the date of every revision of the Plan and the provisions of subsections (2), (3) and (4) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in respect of every such revision. |
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| (6) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Council, make such regulations as may be necessary to give effect to any of the provisions of the Plan including regulations regulating the use of the foreshore by members of the public, or any development activity within the Coastal Zone. |
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| (7) The Minister may make such regulations as may be necessary to give effect to any of the provisions of the Plan including regulations restricting and controlling the use of the foreshore by members of the public or prohibiting or controlling any development activity within the Costal Zone. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts