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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 any area (hereinafter referred to as an " area of authority ") consisting of-
| | (a) the area declared by Order of the Minister to be the Gal Oya Valley for the purposes of this Act, and | | |
| | (b) such other areas in any part of the island as may from time to time 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 such Order together with the plan of development and the estimated cost 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 an area of authority. |
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| (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, the Board may, acting under the authority granted by the Minister by order under his hand, execute, outside an area of authority, any such work specified in the order as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Act. |
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| (5) 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 an area of authority ; and every such Order shall be complied with by the Board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts