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Pradeshiya Sabhas Act (No. 15 of 1987)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title and date of operation
2. Constitution of Pradeshiya Sabhas
3. Functions of the Pradeshiya Sabhas
4. Members of Pradeshiya Sabhas
5. Term of office of members
6. Commencement of term of office of Pradeshiya Sabha and date
7. Vacation of office
8. Chairman and vice Chairman
9. Appointment, powers and duties of Secretary
10. Chairman or Vice Chairman to preside at meetings of the Pradeshiya Sabha
11. MEETINGS
12. Pradeshiya Sabha to appoint Committees
13. Quorum
14. Powers of Pradeshiya Sabhas to be vested in the majority
15. Minutes
16. Vesting of movable ad immovable property and assets and liabilities in a Pradeshiya Sabha
17. Methods of vesting administration &c. of such land
18. Other property vested in Pradeshiya Sabhas
19. Powers of the Pradeshiya Sabha
20. Power to authorize surveys
21. Pradeshiya Sabha to be the general authority for thorough fares and communications
22. General powers of Pradeshiya Sabha with regard to thorough fares and open spaces
23. Thorough fares vested in Pradeshiya Sbaha
24. Pradeshiya Sabha to demarcate and publish a list of roads and paths
25. Prescription
26. Notices how served
27. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to construct new and improve existing thorough fares
28. Acquisition of lands for diversions or enlargements
29. Gifts of lands required for diversion or enlargement of thorough fare
30. Power to dispose of discontinued street
31. Power to take land adjoining new street for building purposes
32. Other powers of a Pradeshiya Sabha
33. Roads for benefit of individual property owners
34. Public vehicular communications
35. Houses in a ruinous and dangerous state
36. Failure to comply with notice
37. Sale of materials of ruinous houses
38. Maintenance and repair of thoroughfares
39. Power to take materials
40. Power to erect buildings and keep cuticle &c
41. Power to throw rubbish upon adjacent lands
42. Power to make temporary road
43. Power to cut trees
44. Power to put up fences
45. Power to make and keep ditches &c. and to lay trunks, &c
46. Power to lay stones &c
47. Notice of intended building along a thorough fare
48. Erection of temporary fences and enclosures
49. Building limits along roads
50. Demarcation of building limits
51. Condition to be attached to all Licenses under section 49
52. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to deal with building boundary wall or gateway erected in contravention of law
53. Principles of assessing compensation in respect of land developed by building
54. Power of Predeshiya Sabha to acquire adjacent land for owner of land within building limit
55. Power to demand production of title deeds
56. Demand of production of deed to include power of examination
57. Power to make survey of premises
58. Proof pf right to apparent encroachment to rest upon the owner
59. Removal of obstructions or encroachments
60. Injuries to throughfares,&c
61. Prohibition of riding or driving any animal or vehicle
62. Owner or occupier bound to have bridge, amp; over drains leading to his house
63. Allowing tress to grow in such a way as to injure thoroughfares
64. Damage to thoroughfares through clearing draining, or opening up neighboring land
65. Offences
66. Seizure of stray cattle
67. Interference with cattle seizure
68. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to authorize the uses of public thoroughfares for special purposes
69. By-laws
70. Expenses caused by extraordinary traffic
71. Powers conferred on officers in charge of public works by whom to be executed
72. Survey by proper officers to be conclusive evidence
73. Compensation for injury to property by authorised officers
74. Arbitration
75. Officers and contractors leaving stones, &c. on thorough fares at night
76. Road officer or road contractor not liable to fine except in certain cases
77. Police officers and Grama seva Niladharis to enforce provisions of this Part
78. Pradeshiya Sabha to be general public health authority
79. Pradeshiya Sabha to make public drains
80. Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha to repair, alter and discontinue drains
81. Obstruction of discharge of rain water and drainage
82. General control of the drains
83. Penalty for making unauthorized drains into public drains
84. Buildings over drains, &c. not to be erected without consent of the Pradeshiya Sabha
85. Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to latrine accommodation
86. Construction of additional latrines
87. Duty of employers of laborers to provide latrines
88. Neglecting to enclose private latrine
89. General control of latrines
90. Penalty for making or altering latrines, &c. to the directions or by-laws of the Pradeshiya Sabha
91. Inspection of latrines &c
92. Power Pradeshiya Sabha to direct removal of latrine or closure of cesspit
93. Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to conservancy and scavenging
94. All refuse collected to be property of Pradeshiya Sabha
95. Places for disposal of refuse and keeping equipment
96. Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to insanitary buildings
97. Duty of Pradeshiya Sabha as to existing buildings
98. Overcrowding of houses
99. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to inspect and limewash houses
100. Inspection of nuisances
101. Power to fill up un whole some tanks on private premises
102. Licensing of slaughter house
103. Nuisance by child
104. Public bathing places
105. Pollution of streams which flow into reservoirs or water works
106. Pollution caused by factories
107. Power of a Chairman of a Pradeshiya Sabha in regard to trees or branches trunks, or fruits of trees endangering the safety of person or property
108. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to establish public utility services
109. Manner of defraying expenses of public utility service
110. Maximum of special rate for water or conservancy service
111. Liability for special rates in respect of State property
112. Assessment and recovery of special rates
113. Exemption from special rate by resolution
114. Supply to premises in adjacent areas
115. General power of Pradeshiya Sabha
116. Rate-payers entitled to free water supply from public stand pipes for domestic purposes
117. Meaning of domestic purposes
118. Contract for private service
119. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha as to village fairs
120. Provision applicable where a licence is required for a private fair
121. Compensation for discontinuance of private fair
122. Power to make by-laws
123. Approval and publication of by-laws
124. Supply of copies of by-laws
125. By-laws to be subject to disallowances or amendment
126. Subject of by-laws
127. Pradeshiya Sabha to be proper authority under the Cemeteries and Burials Ordinance
128. Compulsory acquisition of lands and buildings
129. Pradeshiya Sabha Fund
130. Moneys received by the Pradeshiya Sabha to be lodged with the bank
131. Power to invest any part of the Pradeshiya Sabha Fund
132. Applications of Pradeshiya Sabha Fund
133. Orders, cheques, &c. for payment out of the Pradeshiya Sabha Fund
134. Rates and acreage tax
135. Exemption from rate or acreage tax imposed by the Pradeshiya Sabha
136. Assessment of state Property
137. Property of the State not liable to seizure and sale
138. Division or consolidation of property for assessment
139. Return for purchases of valuation
140. Assessment of annual value of properties
141. Assessment list and acreage list
142. Procedure in case of objections to assessment, &c
143. Division of assessment &c. on alterations to property affecting annual value
144. Division if assessment or verification of rates in certain cases
145. Remission of rates in case of non-tenancy
146. Adoption of previous assessment or verification
147. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to impose taxes and licence duties
148. Vehicles and animals tax
149. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to levy certain licence duties
150. Tax on certain trades
151. Determination of duty or tax where several trades are carried on
152. Tax on certain businesses and professions
153. Tax on undeveloped land
154. Tax on certain sales of land
155. Movable property exempt from seizure in respect of rates, &c
156. Deduction of amounts paid from rent due
157. Assessment, &c., not impeached or affected by reason of mistake in name, &c
158. Warrant for recovery of rates and taxes
159. Warrant for recovery of rent and fees due to the Pradeshiya Sabha
160. Restrictions as to seizure of property
161. Scale of costs
162. Seizure of property
163. Sale of movable property
164. Surplus of sale
165. Power to break open houses
166. Default in the payment of rate or tax
167. Closure order by Magistrate
168. Budge
169. Chairman powers with regard to budget
170. Variation of expenditure proposed in budget
171. Rules as to administration of Fund and property
172. Audit of accounts land surcharge
173. Contracts for execution of work to be reduced to writing of exceeding prescribed limits
174. Procedure for entering into contracts referred to in section 178
175. Resolving doubts as to legality of item of expenditure
176. Ex gratta of pension, annuity gratuity or retiring allowance
177. Power to establish gratuity scheme
178. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha to borrow on the security of rates and taxes
179. Limitation of borrowing powers
180. Form of security &c
181. When Chairman may exercise power of Pradeshiya Sabha relating to raising of loans
182. Waiver of sums due to Pradeshiya Sabha
183. Payment of costs awarded against Pradeshiya Sabha
184. Rules as to meetings and tax and finance
185. Removal of Chairman and dissolution of Pradeshiya Sabha
186. Breach of by-laws
187. Power of Minister when Pradeshiya Sabha make default &c
188. Minister to determine measures to be taken upon receipt of report under section 187
189. Power of Minster to direct raising of loans
190. Power to certify expenses
191. Power of Local Loans Commissioner to advance loans
192. Recovery of principal and interest from the Pradeshiya Sabha
193. Delegation of powers of duties of Commissioner of Local Government to Assistant Commissioner
194. Ministers power to call for any inspect any book or document of a Pradeshiya Sabha
195. Power to make recommendations as to policy
196. Power of Minister and Commissioner
197. Additional powers of Commissioner
198. Naming of road or path
199. Power of Pradeshiya Sabha on default made by owner or occupier to execute works and recover expenses
200. Power to levy charges on occupier, who may deduct the same from his rent
201. Occupiers not to be liable to more than the amount of rent due
202. Occupier in default of owner may execute works and deduct expenses from rent
203. Obstructions by occupier
204. Remedy if neither the owner nor occupier pays the expenses
205. Determination and recovery of damages, costs &c
206. Recovery of damages
207. Recovery of expenses on account of improvement to private property
208. Pradeshiya Sabha may make compensation out of pradeshiya Sabha Fund
209. Determination and payment of compensation
210. Service of notices
211. Notices may be given or received by secretary or any other officer authorized thereunder
212. Offence to be tried by Magistrate
213. Limitation of prosecution
214. No section to be instituted against a Pradeshiya Sabha until after one months notice nor after six months after cause of action
215. Protection of Pradeshiya Sabha and its officers
216. Powers of Pradeshiya Sabha to grant general authorities of its officers
217. Punishment for obstructing officers Pradeshiya Sabha
218. Penalty for misuse of power by officers of Pradeshiya Sabha
219. Officers and servants of Pradeshiya Sabha not to be interested in contracts
220. Officers and servants of Pradeshiya Sabha to be public servants
221. Effect of a reference to a Town Council, Village Council or local authority in any written law
222. Repeal
223. Adjectment of questions and provided for
224. Transitions provision
225. Repeal and transitional Provisions
226. Interpretation
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