Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 14. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires- " minerals " include all substances obtained or obtainable from the soil by underground or surface working; "Permanent Secretary " means the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of which the Minister is in charge; " prescribed substance ' means uranium, thorium, beryllium, lithium or any of their compounds, or any other substance which the Minister may by notification in the Gazette prescribe, being a substance which, in his opinion, is or may be used for the production or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith; " treatment plant " includes any machinery, equipment or appliance, whether affixed to land or not. |