7. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 5, and shall have effect as section 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D and 5E, respectively of the principal enactment:"
| 5.A. The duties and functions of the Director-General of the National Physical Planning shall be "
| | (a) to formulate a national physical planning policy : | | |
| | (b) to prepare a national physical plan ; | | |
| | (c) to prepare physical planning guide lines to be adopted by the regional or local physical planning authorities : | | |
| | (d) to prepare any regional or local plan where the regional or local planning authority fails in, or requests, the preparation of such plan ; | | |
| | (e) to assist Provincial Councils in the preparation and development of regional physical plans ; | | |
| | (f) to make recommendations to the Coordinating Committee on plans in accordance with the national physical planning policy, for submission to the Council ; | | |
| | (g) to review and examine, periodically the national physical planning policy, the national physical plan and the national physical planning strategy in operation and where necessary, to recommend to the Coordinating Committee, change in such policy, plan and strategies; | | |
| | (h) to monitor the implementation of the national physical plan sanctioned by the Council; and | | |
| | (i) to assist the Council and the Co-ordinating Committee in all activities including performing functions of a secretariat which it may be called upon to do by the Council and the Co-ordinating Committee. | | |
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| 5B.
| | (1) The Director-General of the National Physical Planning shall have the power to do all such acts as may be necessary for the discharge of all or any of his functions under the Ordinance. | | |
| | (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred on him by subsection (1). he shall have power"
| | | (a) to carry out such surveys, investigations, studies and research as may be necessary for the discharge of his functions relating to the national physical planning and national physical plans ; |
| (b) to conduct hearing with a view to ascertaining the opinions of experts, professionals or the general public on matters relating to national physical plan ; |
| (c) to establish and maintain liasion with international institutions and organisations outside Sri Lanka discharging functions similar to those discharged by the National Physical Planning Department; |
| (d) to establish and maintain an information data bank of national physical plan and regional physical plans ; |
| (e) to engage consultants and take such steps as may be necessary to advance the skills of his officers with the view to developing a pool of expertise in all aspects of national and regional physical planning : |
| (f) to call for and obtain such information as the national physical planning would require including statistics and data from Ministries. Government Departments, Public Corporations Statutory Boards. Provincial Councils. Local Authorities and private sector establishments ; |
| (g) to ensure through the Ministry of the Minister, funding, either from the local or foreign sources to bridge any shortfall in the budget allocation for the implementation of the plan ; and |
| (h) to adopt ail measure which in the opinion of the Director-General are considered necessary for conducive or incidental to, the discharge. exercise and performance, of the functions, powers and duties related to the national physical planning. |
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| 5c. There shall be established a Technical Advisory Committee ('hereinafter referred to as the "the Advisory Committee") consisting of the following members :"
| | (a) a representative of the Institute of Town Planners of Sri Lanka established under the Institute of Town Planners. Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act. No. 23 of 1986 ; | | |
| | (b) a representative of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects established under the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Law. No. 1 of 1976 : | | |
| | (c) a representative of the Institute of Engineers. Ceylon established under the Institute of Engineers. Ceylon, Act, No. 17 of 1968 : | | |
| | (d) a representative of the Surveyors Institute of Sri Lanka established under the Surveyors Institute of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act. No. 22 of 1982 ; | | |
| | (e) a representative from the Road Development Authority to be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Transport ; | | |
| | (f) a representative from the Land Use Policy Planning Division of the Ministry of Lands to be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Lands ; | | |
| | (g) a representative from the Ceylon Electricity Board to be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Power ; | | |
| | (h) a representative from the Ministry of Finance to be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance ; | | |
| | (i) a representative from the Ministry of Planning to be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Planning : | | |
| | (j) one member from among persons who have had experience and qualifications in the field of physical planning ; | | |
| | (k) one member from among persons who have had experience and qualifications in the Held of water resources. | | |
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| 5D, The functions of the Advisory Committee shall be to"
| | (a) advise the Director-General of the National Physical Planning in the formulation of national physical planning policy and on the preparation of the national physical plan : | | |
| | (b) advise the Director-General on the national physical planning strategy ; and | | |
| | (c) advise the Director-General on any other matter relating to national and regional physical planning that may be referred to the Advisory Committee by the Director- General. | | |
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| 5E.
| | (1) Every member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Minister and shall, unless he earlier vacates office by death. resignation or removal, hold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment. | | |
| | (2) The Minister may, if he considers it expedient to do so, by Order published in the Gazette, remove from office any member of the Advisory Committee for reason assigned therefor. | | |
| | (3) A member of the Advisory Committee may at any time resign from his office by letter to that effect addressed to the Minister. | | |
| | (4) If any member of the Advisory Committee dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Minister may appoint any other person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. | | |
| | (5) A member who has been appointed under subsection (4) shall, unless he earlier vacates his office by death, resignation or removal, hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of his predecessor. | | |
| | (6) The Advisory Committee may discharge its functions notwithstanding any vacancy among its members. | | |
| | (7) Three members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Advisory Committee. | | |
| | (8) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance the Committee may regulate the procedure in regard to its meeting and the transaction of business at the meeting. | | |
| | (9) The members of the Advisory Committee may be paid such remuneration as may be determined by the Minister in consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance.". | | |
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