National heritage act sri lanka

Declaration of National Heritage Wilderness Areas

(a) the Minister in charge of the subject of Environment;
(b) the Minister in charge of the subject of Wild Life Conservation ;
(c) the Minister in charge of the subject of Fisheries;
(d) the Minister in charge of the subject of Agriculture ;
(e) the Minister in charge of the subject of Cultural Affairs; and
(f) the Minister in charge of the subject of Indigenous Medicine,
(2) No Order made under subsection (1) shall have effect until it is approved by the President and confirmed by Parliament and notification of such approval and confirmation is published in the Gazette.
(3) Every area to be declared as a National Heritage Wilderness Area shall be identified and mapped out by the Surveyor-General and any Order made under subsection (1) shall refer to the map prepared by the Surveyor- General in respect of the area to which such Order refers.
(4) Where any immovable property not being State land, with any of the features referred to in subsection (1) is required to be acquired for the purposes of this Act, and the Minister shall by Order published in the Gazette approve of that proposed acquisition, that property shall be deemed to be required for a public purpose and may accordingly be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act.