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ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS [Cap. 6

ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS [Cap. 6

ADMINISTRATIVE [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 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 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 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 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

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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

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I. Administrative District of , consisting Northern : Kelani Ganga. of the following divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions :- Eastern: Ruwanwella; Dehiowita in District; in District. Colombo Southern : Eheliyagoda in the ; Raigam Korale East; Raigam Korale West Kaduwela and Totamune in District. Western : Sea.

2. Administrative District of , consisting Northern : in District; of the following divisional Assistant Government Pannala, Dambadeni Hatpattu West in Agents ' Divisions :- District.

Wattala Eastern : Warakapola, Ruwanwella in Kegalle District. Katana Minuvangoda Southern : Kelani Ganga. Western: Sea.

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Gampaha Weke Attanagalla Mahara Biyagama Ja-Ela

3. Administrative District of Kalutara. consisting Northern : Moratuwa. Kesbewa, Avissawella in or the following divisional Assistant Government . Agent-.' Divisions :- Eastern : , Ayagama, , 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 Pasdun Korale South District. Gangabadapattuwa Dodangoda. Western ; Sea.

4. Administrative District of . consisting of Northern : Mawatagama and Ridigama in the following divisional Assistant Government ; , , Agents' Divisions :- Rattota, Laggala, Wilgamuwa divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions in Tumpane Harispattuwa Pata Dumbara Eastern : Mahiyanganaya, Ridimaliyadda divisional Meda Dumbara Assistant Government Agents' Divisions in Uda Dumbara District. Minipe Pata Hewaheta Mahanuwara Kadawat-Satara and Gangawata Southern : Kandekeliya in ; Korale , Kotmale. and Udapalata Ambagamuwa Korale divisional Assistant Pasbage Korale Government Agents' Divisions in Nuwara Udunuwara Eliya District. Yatinuwara Ganga lhala Korale Western : Yatiyantota. Aranayake, , 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 District: Sinhala Pattuwa. Agents-Divisions:- Elahcra. Tamankaduwa in District. Matale Ukuwela Eastern : Elahera in ; Ruttola Bintenna Panwila South in Amparu District ; Ambanganga Korale Mahiyanganaya in Badulla District. Pallepola Galewela Southern: Harispattuwa, Uda Dumbara. Pata Dumbara, Panwila, Minipe in Kandy Naula District Laggula Western : Ridigama. Ibbagamuwa in Kurunegala Wilgamuwa District,

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6. Administrative District of Nuwara Eliya, Northern : Pasbage Korale, Udapalata, Pata consisting of the following divisional Assistant Hewaheta, Uda Hewaheta, Uda Dumbara, Government Agents' Divisions :- Minipe in . Eastern : Kandaketiya, Uva-Paranagama, Kotmale , in Badulla . Ambagamuwa Korale Walapane Southern : Ratnapura, Imbulpe in Ratnapura District. Western : Ratnapura in Ratnapura District ; and Yatiyantota divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions in .

7. Administrative District of Galle. consisting of Northern : Kalutara Totamuna South ; Pasdun the following divisional Assistant Government Korale South. Pasdun Korale West. Pasdun Agents' Divisions :- Korale East in ; Kalawana in Ratnapura District. Bentara Walallawita Korale West Bentara Walallawita Korale East Bentara Walallawita Korale Central Eastern : Morawak Korale West, Weligam Korale Bentara Walallawila Korale South North, Weligam Korale West in Matara Wellabada Pattuwa North District. Wellabada Pattuwa South Gangabada Pattuwa South Gangabada Pattuwa North Hinidum Pattuwa North Hinidum Pattuwa South Southern: Sea. Galu Kadawat Satara Bope-Poddala Akmeemana Kadawat Satara Talpe Pattuwa North Western: Sea. Talpe Pattuwa South Wellabada Pattuwa East

8. Administrative District of Matara, consisting of Northern : Kalawana, Kolonna Korale in the following divisional Assistant Government Ratnapura District. Agents' Divisions :-

Morawak Korale West Eastern: Katuwana, Weeraketiya, Bcliatta, Morawak Korale East in District. Weligam Korale North Weligam Korale South Weligam Korale West Kandabada Pattuwa East Southern: Sea. Kandabada Pattuwa West Gangabada Pattuwa North Gangabada Pattuwa South Western : Hinidum Pattuwa North, Hinidum Wellabada Pattuwa West and Kadawat Pattuwa South, Gangabada Pattuwa North. Satara Talpe Pattuwa North. Talpe Pattuwa South Wellabada Pattuwa East in .

9. Administrative District of Hambantota, Northern: Kolonna Korale in Ratnapura District consisting of the following divisional Assistant Tanamalwila in District Governmerrt Agents' Divisions :- Pattuwa in District.

Tissamaharamaya Eastern : Panama Pattuwa in Hambantota Sea. Angunakola-Pelessa Southern: Sea.

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Adminislrative District of Mannar, consisting of Northern: Punakari in ; Mantai the following divisional Assistant Government East in Mullaittivu District and Sea. Agents' Divisions :- Mannar Eastern : Thunukkai, Mantai East in Nanattan District ; South (Tamil), Musali Wengala-Chettikulam in ; Mantai West Nuwaragam Palatha West in .

Southern : Wanatawillu in ; Nuwaragam Palata West in Anuradhapura District.

Western : Sea.

12. Administrative District of Vavuniya, consisting Northern: Mantai East, Pudhukudyiruppu in of the following divisional Assistant Government Mullaitivu Disirict- Agents' Divisions :- Vavuniya South (Tamil) Eastern: Muhudubada Pattuwa in Mullaitivu Vavuniya Soulh (Sinhala) District. Wengalacheitikulam Southern : Nuwaragam Palatha West. Nuwaragam Vavuniya North Palalha East, Kadawath Korale, Kunchuttu Korale. Padaviya in Anuradhapura District. Western: Thunukkai in ; Mantai West, Nanattan in Mannar District.

13. Ad minis ira live District of Mullaitivu. Northern : Punakari, Karachchi in Jaffna District. consisting or the following divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions ;- Eastern : Sea. Muhudubada P;muw;i Southern : Maoya ; Vavuniya North, Vavuniya Pudhukudyiruppu Pattuwa South (Tamil) in Vavuniya District ; Mantai Matai East West in Mannar District. Thunukkai Western : Mantai West in Mannar District ; Punakari in Jaffna District.

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14. Administrative District of , consisting Northern : Seruwila in District. of the following divisional Assistant Government Agents' Divisions :- Eastern : Sea. Korale Pattuwa North Southern: Karawahu Pattuwa, Wevagam Pattuwa Korale Pattuwa North. Samanthurai Pattuwa, Bintenna Pattuwa Pattuwa North in Ampara District. Manmune Pattuwa North Manmune Pattuwa West Western : Tamankaduwa in Polonnaruwa District; Manmune Pattuwa South West and Poralhive Bintenna Pattuwa North in Ampara District. Pattuwa Manmune South and Eruvil Pattuwa Northern: Tamankaduwa Division in Polonnaruwa 15. Administrative District of Ampara. consisting of District; Eravur Pattuwa, Manmune South the following divisional Assistant Government West and Porathive Pattuwa. Manmune Agents' Divisions :- South and Eruvil Patttuwa in Batlicaloa District. Bintenna Pattuwa North Bintenna Pattuwa South Eastern: Manmune South-West and Porativu Wevagam Pattuwa North Pattuwa, Manmune South and Eruvil Wevagam Pattuwa South Pattuwa in ; Sea. Panama Pattuwa Southern : Division in Potuvil ; Madulla, , Akkarapattuwa Siyambalanduwa in ; Addalachchena Mahiyanganaya, Ridimaliyadde in Badulla Ninthavur Pattuwa District. Karawahu Pattuwa Western : Wilgamuwa in Matale District ; Samanthurai Pattuwa Mahiyanganaya, Ridimaliyadda in Badulla Disirict : Bibile, Madulla, Siyambalanduwa in Monaragala District.

16. Administrative District of Trin corn alee, Northern ; Muhudubada Pattuwa in Vavuniya consisting of the following divisional Assistant District. Government Agenis' Divisions :- Eastern : Sea. Trincomalee and Kadawat Koddiyar Pattuwa () Southern : Korale Pattuwa North in Batticaloa Tambalagamuwa District : Tamankaduwa, Lankapura, Medirigiriya in Polonnaruwa District. Seruwila Western: Medirigiriya in Polonnaruwa District; Kattukulam Pattuwa East Horovpatana, Kunchuttu Korale in Kattukulam Patluwa West Anuradhapura District. Morawewa

17. Administrative District of Kurunegala, Northern : Kirimetiyava, Kumaravanni Palata in consisting of the following divisional Assistant Puttalam District ; Nuwaragam Palata West, Government Agents' Divisions :- Nuwaragam Palata South, Kalagam Palata South in Anuradhapura District. Galgamuwa Giribawa Maho Eastern : Kalagam Palata South in Anuradhapura District ; Galewela, Pallelpola, Matale in Polpitigama Matale District : Harispattuwa, Tumpane in Ibbagamuwa Ridigama Kandy District. Mawatagama Southern : Alutkuru Korale North ' A ', Ridigama, Kurunegala Divulapitiya in ; Warakapola, Galigamuwa, Rambukkana in Nikawcratiya Kegalle District. Bingiriya Western : Rajawanni Palata, Kirimatiyawa, Kumarawanni Palata, Pitigal Korale North Pannala (), Pitigal Korale South(), Dambadeni Hatpattuwa West Wennappuwa in Putlalam District. Dambadeni Hatpattuwa East Kubeigane

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18. Administrative District of Puttalam, consisting Northern : Musali in Mannar District ; of the following divisional Assistant Government Nuwaragam Palata West in Anuradhapura Agents' Divisions:- District.

Wanatavillu Eastern : Galgamuwa, Giribawa, Nikaweratiya, Bingiriya, Kuliyapitiya, Pannala in Puttalam Pattu and Kadawat Kurunegala District. Rajawanni Palata Kirimetiyawa Kumarawanni Palata Southern : Alutkuru Korale North ' A ', Arachchikattuwa Divulapitiya in Colombo District. Pitigal Korale North (Chilaw) Pitigal Korale South (Nattandiya) Western: Sea. Wennappuwa

19. Administrative District of Anuradhapura, Northern : Musali in Mannar District; consisting of the following divisional Assistant Wengalachettikulam, Vavuniya South Government Agents' Divisions :- (Sinhala), Vavuniya North in Vavuniya District; Maoya in . Nuwaragam Palata East Nuwaragam Palata West Nuwaragam Palata Central Eastern: Kattukulam Pattuwa East. Kattukulam Nuwaragam Palata South Pattuwa West, Yan Oya. Tampalakamam Kadawat Korale and Kantale in Trincomalee District ; Kunchuttu Korale Sinhala Pattuwa and Minneriya in Hurulu Palata South Polonnaruwa District. Hurulu Palata Central Kalagam Palala North Southern : Galewela and Dambulla in Matale Kalagam Palata South District; Galgamuwa and Polpitigama in Kande Korale Kurunegala District; Rajawanni Palata in Hurulu Wewa Puttalam District. Kekirawa Mihintale Padaviya Western: Wanatawillu in Puttalam District; Horovpatana Musali in Mannar District.

20. Administrative District of Polonnaruwa, Northern : Horovpatana in Anuradhapura consisting of the following divisional Assistant District; Seruvila, Kantale in Trincomaiee Government Agents' Divisions :- District.

Sinhala Pattuwa Eastern : Seruvila in Trincomalee District; Korale Lankapura Pattuwa, Korale Pattuwa North, Eravur Elahera Pattuwa in Batticaloa District ; Bintenna Tamankaduwa Pattuwa North in Ampara District. Medirigiriya

Southern : Bintenna Pattuwa South in Ampara District; Korale Pattuwa in Batticaloa District; Vilgamuwa, Laggala, Dambulla in Matale District.

Western : Naula, Dambulla in Matale District; Kekirawa, Huruluweva, Horovpatana in Anuradbapura District.

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21. Administrative District of Badulla, consisting of Northern : Bintenna Pattuwa South in Ampara the following divisional Assistant Government District ; Vilgamuwa in Malale District. Agents' Divisions :-

Mahiyanganaya Eastern : Bintenna Pattuwa South in Ampara Ridimaliyadda District ; Bibile, Medagama, Kandukara Kandeketiya Korale, Buttala in Monaragala District. Meegahakivula Badulla Southern : Buttala. Tanamalvila in Monaragala District, Imbulpe, in Ratnapura Soranatota District. Uva - Paranagama Welimada Western : Imbulpe, Balangoda in Ratnapura District : Walapane, Nuwara Eliya in Nuwara Eliya District ; Minipe in Kandy Haldummuila District; Wilgamuwa in Malale District. Hali-Ela Ella

22. Administrative District of Monaragala, Northern: Bintenna North, Bintenna Pattuwa consisting or the following divisional Assistant South in Ampara District. Government Agents' Divisions :- Eastern : Wevgam Pattwa North, Wevgam Bibile Pattuwu South, Panama Pattuwa in Ampara Medagama District. Madulla Monarngala Southern : Ham bantota, Tissamaharamaya in Kandukara Korale Hambantota District. Siyambalanduwa Bullala Western : Kolonna Korale, Atakalan Korale, Tanamalvila Veligepola, Balangoda in Ratnapura District: Haldummulla, Bandarawela, Passara. Meegahakivula. Ridimaliyadde in Badulla District.

23. Administrative District of Ratnapura. consisting Northern : Dehiowita, Deraniyagala in Kegalle of the following divisional Assistant Government District ; Ambagamuwa Korale, Nuwara Agents' Divisions :- Eliya in Nuwara Eliya District : Avissawella in Colombo District ; Haldummulla in Ratnapura Badulla District. Kuruwita Eheliyagoda Eastern : Ambagamuwa Korale in Nuwara Eliya Ayagama District . Haldummulla in Badulla District ; Kalawana Thanamaivila in Monaragala District ; Nivitigala Ambalantola in Hambanlota District. Pelmadulla Balangoda Southern : , Angunakola-Pelessa, Imbulpe Katuwana in Hambantota District ; Weligepola Morawak Korale East, Morawak Korale Kolonna Korale West in Matara District; Hinidum Pattuwa Atakatan Korale North in Galle District,

Western : Morawak Korale East, Morawak Korale West in Matara District ; Avissawella in Colombo District : Ravipam Korale East, Gangabada Pattuwa, Pasdun Korale East in Kalutara District.

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24. Administrative District of Kegalle, consisting of Northcrn : Mawatagama, Kurunegala. Dambadeni the following divisional Assistant Government Hath Pattuwa East, Dambadeni Hath Agents' Divisions :- Pattuwa West in Kurunegala District, and Tumpane, Yatinuwara, Udunuwa in Kandy Rambukkana District. Mawanella Aranayake Eastern : Tumpane, Yatinuwara, Udunuwara, Kegalle Udapalata, Gangaihala Korule, Pasbage Galigamuwa Korale in Kandy District ; and Warakapola Ambagamuwa Korale in Nuwara Eliya Ruwan we Ila District. Yatiyantota Dehiowita Southern : Kuruwita, Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura in Deraniyagala Ratnapura District.

Western: Avissawella in Colombo District; and Attanagalla, Mirigama and Siyane Korale East, Gangabada Pattuwa (Weke) in Gampaha District.

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