Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 25. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- "Central Cultural Fund" means the Central Cultural Fund established by the Central Cultural Fund Act, No. 57 of 1980 ; "Ceylon Tourist Board" means the Ceylon Tourist Board established by the Ceylon Tourist Board Act, No. 10 of 1966; "ICCROM" means the International Centre for the study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome; "ICOMOS" means the International Council on Monuments and Sites; "ICOM" means the International Council of Museums ; "Institutional Member" means a person or institution who has contributed one million rupees as a lump sum to the Fund of the Foundation ; "IUCN" means the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ; "local authority" means any Municipal Council, Urban Council or Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any authority created or established by or under any law to exercise, perform and discharge, powers, duties and functions corresponding or similar to, the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council or Sabha ; "Provincial Council" means a provincial Council established by Chapter XVIIA of the Constitution ; "Sigiriya World Heritage Site" means the area declared to be an archaeological reserve by Notification made under section 33 of the Antiquities Ordinance and published in Gazette No. 10,370 of March 21,1952 and the area declared as a development area by Order made under section 3 of Urban Development Authority Act, No. 41 of 1978 and published in Gazette No. 542/10 of January 27,1998; "UNESCO" means the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; "Urban Development Authority" means the Urban Development Authority established by the Urban Development Authority Law, No. 41 Of 1978. |