ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS [Cap. 6 CHAPTER 6 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS Act AN ACT TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS AS THE AREAS OF AUTHORITY OF No.22 of l955. GOVERNMENT AGENTS, TO EFFECT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECTING OF CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS IN OTHER WRITTEN LAW, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [14th April. 1955.] Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the (2) Every reference in any other written Administrative Districts Act. law to a revenue district shall, after the commencement of this Act, be construed as a Establishment 2. (1) The administrative districts reference to the administrative district of specified in the Schedule to this Act are consisting of the area which constituted that administrative revenue district. districts. hereby established. (2) The limits of each administrative district specified in column I of the Schedule (3) Where any other written law enables to this Act shall, subject to any alterations or requires the Government Agent of a made therein under section 3, be those province to exercise or perform any power, specified in the corresponding entry in duty or function, such law shall, after the column II of that Schedule. commencement of this Act, be construed as enabling or requiring the Government Agent Abolition, 3. An administrative district may be of each administrative district in that creation and abolished, a new administrative district may alteration of province to exercise or perform that power, the limits, of be established, the limits of an administrative duty or function within the limits of that administrative district may be altered, and the Schedule to administrative district. districts, and this Act may be amended or replaced with a amendment of the Schedule, new Schedule, by a resolution passed by (4) Where any other written law confers Parliament. on the Government Agent of a province the power to make any by-law, regulation, rule, Assignment of 4. Each administrative district shall be each assigned to a Government Agent as his area order, notification or notice, such law shall, administrative after the commencement of this Act, be district to a of authority instead of a province. Government construed as conferring power on the Agent. Government Agent of each administrative district in that province to make for that Appointment of 5. Any number of Additional administrative district any such by-law, Additional. Government Agents, Assistant Government Assistant, and regulation, rule, order, notification or notice. Additional Agents, and Additional Assistant Assistant Government Agents may be appointed for an (5) Where any other written law confers Government administrative district. on the Government Agent of a province the Agents. power to issue any licence, permit, certificate Provinces nol 6. This Act shall not be deemed to prevent of registration, or other document, such law to be affected the continuance of the provinces of Sri Lanka shall, after the commencement of this Act, be by this Act. as now constituted or as may hereafter be construed as conferring power on the constituted, for any purpose other than that Government Agent of each administrative for which administrative districts are district in that province to issue for that established by this Act. administrative district any such licence, permit, certificate of registration or other Construction of (1) In any written law, unless the 7. document. written law. context otherwise requires, the expression " administrative district " shall mean an (6) Where any other written law confers administrative district established by or on the Government Agent of a province the under this Act. power to determine any fees or charges, such 1 / 105 Cap. 6] ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS law shall, after the commencement of this 9. (1) This Act shall not be deemed to Savings. Act, be construed as conferring on the affect the operation of any by-law, Government Agent of each administrative regulation, rule, order, notification or notice district in that province the power to made by the Government Agent of a province determine for that administrative district any under any other written law before the such fees or charges. commencement of this Act. (2) This Act shall not be deemed to affect (7) Where any other written law requires the continuance in force of any licence, any such notice, information, declaration. permit, certificate of registration or other return or other document as relates to any document issued, and the validity of any matter in any part of a province to be instrument executed, by the Government delivered, sent or given to the Government Agent of a province before the Agent of that province, such law shall, after commencement of this Act. the commencement of this Act, be construed as requiring that notice, information, (3) Where the Government Agent of a declaration, return or other document to be province has, before the commencement of delivered, sent or given to the Government this Act, determined any fees or charges by Agent of the administrative district within virtue of the power conferred on him by any which that part of that province lies. other written law, such determination shall not be affected by this Act. (4) Where any act or thing is commenced Amendment of 8. The Minister may by Order published by the Government Agent of a province other written in the Gazette make such amendments in any under any other written law in any part of law, &c, other written law, or make such provision in that province and is not completed before the regard to any matter, as may be necessary in commencement of this Act, that act or thing consequence of the provisions of this Act. may be carried on and completed by the Every Order made by the Minister under this Government Agent of the administrative subsection and published in the Gazette shall district within which that part of that have the force of law. province lies. [Section 2.] SCHEDULE Column I Column II ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS AND AREA OF LIMITS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY DISTRICTS I. Administrative District of Colombo, consisting Northern : Kelani Ganga. of the following divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions :- Eastern: Ruwanwella; Dehiowita in Kegalle District; Eheliyagoda in Ratnapura District. Colombo Nugegoda Southern : Eheliyagoda in the Ratnapura District; Kolonnawa Raigam Korale East; Raigam Korale West Kaduwela and Panadura Totamune in Kalutara Homagama District. Avissawella Kesbewa Western : Sea. Moratuwa 2. Administrative District of Gampaha, consisting Northern : Wennappuwa in Puttalam District; of the following divisional Assistant Government Pannala, Dambadeni Hatpattu West in Agents ' Divisions :- Kurunegala District. Wattala Eastern : Warakapola, Ruwanwella in Kegalle Negombo District. Katana Minuvangoda Southern : Kelani Ganga. Divulapitiya Mirigama Western: Sea. 1/106 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS [Cap. 6 Column I Column 11 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS AND AREA OF LIMITS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY DISTRICTS Gampaha Weke Attanagalla Mahara Kelaniya Biyagama Ja-Ela 3. Administrative District of Kalutara. consisting Northern : Moratuwa. Kesbewa, Avissawella in or the following divisional Assistant Government Colombo District. Agent-.' Divisions :- Eastern : Kalawana, Ayagama, Kuruwita, Rayigam Korale East Eheliyagoda in Ratnapura District. Rayigiirm Korale West Kalulara Totamuna North Kalulara Tolamuna South Southern - Hinidum Pattuwa North, Hinidum Panadura Totamuna Pattuwa South, Bentara Walallaviti Korale Pasdun Korale East South, Bentara Walallaviti Korale East. Pasdun Korale West Bentara Walallaviti Korale West in Galle Pasdun Korale South District. Gangabadapattuwa Dodangoda. Western ; Sea. 4. Administrative District of Kandy. consisting of Northern : Mawatagama and Ridigama in the following divisional Assistant Government Kurunegala District ; Matale, Ukuwela, Agents' Divisions :- Rattota, Laggala, Wilgamuwa divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions in Tumpane Matale District Harispattuwa Pata Dumbara Eastern : Mahiyanganaya, Ridimaliyadda divisional Meda Dumbara Assistant Government Agents' Divisions in Uda Dumbara Badulla District. Minipe Pata Hewaheta Mahanuwara Kadawat-Satara and Gangawata Southern : Kandekeliya in Badulla District ; Korale Walapane, Kotmale. Nuwara Eliya and Udapalata Ambagamuwa Korale divisional Assistant Pasbage Korale Government Agents' Divisions in Nuwara Udunuwara Eliya District. Yatinuwara Ganga lhala Korale Western : Yatiyantota. Aranayake, Mawanella, Kundasale Rambukkana divisional Assistant Panwila Government Agents' Divisions in Kegalle Uda Hewaheta District. 5. Adminislrative District of Matale. consisting of Northern : Kalagam Palata South. Kekirawa in the following divisional Assistant Government Anuradhapura District: Sinhala Pattuwa. Agents-Divisions:- Elahcra. Tamankaduwa in Polonnaruwa District. Matale Ukuwela Eastern : Elahera in Polonnaruwa District ; Ruttola Bintenna Panwila South in Amparu District ; Ambanganga Korale Mahiyanganaya in Badulla District. Pallepola Galewela Southern: Harispattuwa, Uda Dumbara. Pata Dambulla Dumbara, Panwila, Minipe in Kandy Naula District Laggula Western : Ridigama. Ibbagamuwa in Kurunegala Wilgamuwa District, 1/107 Cap. 6] ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS Column I Column II ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS AND AREA OF LIMITS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY DISTRICTS 6. Administrative District of Nuwara Eliya, Northern : Pasbage Korale, Udapalata, Pata consisting of the following divisional Assistant Hewaheta, Uda Hewaheta,