{"id":13912,"date":"2025-02-21T04:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.gallefacecove.com\/?page_id=13912"},"modified":"2025-11-19T06:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:27:06","slug":"%e0%b6%b6%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%9c%e0%b7%90%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%93%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%8a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/%e0%b6%b6%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%9c%e0%b7%90%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%93%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%8a\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0db6\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13912\" class=\"elementor elementor-13912\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2845698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2845698\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1528805\" data-id=\"1528805\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90adcae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90adcae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a73f687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a73f687\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-190a1da\" data-id=\"190a1da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320072c elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"320072c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62564f the7-e-tabs-view-horizontal the7-e-tabs-nav-justify-flex-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-tabs\" data-id=\"f62564f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"the7-e-tab-nav-button right-button\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tabs-content\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tab-item-wrapper\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2581\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"the7-e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the7-e-tab-content-2581\" class=\"the7-e-tab-content the7-e-tab-text-content\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"the7-e-tab-title-2581\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h3><strong>MPP Acts<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MARINE-POLLUTION-PREVENTION-ACT-NO-35-OF-2008-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MPP Act 35 of 2008 English<\/a><\/li><li>MPP Act 35 of 2008 Sinhala<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e1f0f\" data-id=\"93e1f0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4f5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"ae4f5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513142a the7-e-tabs-view-horizontal the7-e-tabs-nav-justify-flex-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-tabs\" data-id=\"513142a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;accordion_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"the7-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tabs-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tabs-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tabs-nav-scroll-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tabs-nav\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the7-e-tab-title-8511\" class=\"the7-e-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"the7-e-tab-content-8511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"the7-e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tab-nav-button left-button\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tab-nav-button right-button\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tabs-content\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"item-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tab-item-wrapper\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-e-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"the7-e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"the7-e-tab-content-8511\" class=\"the7-e-tab-content the7-e-tab-text-content\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"the7-e-tab-title-8511\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h3>MEPA Regulations<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Waste-reception-facilities-regulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waste Reception Facilities 2016<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bunkering-regulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bunkering Regulations No. 02 of 2011<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Issuance-of-permits-for-dumping-at-sea-Regulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Issuance of permits for dumping at sea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Offshore-Exploration-for-and-Exploitation-of-Natural-Resources.regulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offshore Exploration for and Exploitation of Natural Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oil_Spill_Contingency_Plan_Regulations_No_01_of_2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oil Spill Contingency Plan Regulations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a7930c\" data-id=\"0a7930c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd2cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"afd2cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cd8b7 elementor-tabs-view-vertical elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"32cd8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5321\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5322\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5323\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5323\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5324\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5324\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2022<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5325\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5325\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5326\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5326\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5321\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5321\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Annual-Report-2019-sinhala.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Annual Report<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5322\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5322\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Annual-Report-2020-Shinhala-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 Annual Report<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5323\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5323\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5323\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AR-Sinhala-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 Annual Report<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5324\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2022<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5324\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5324\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mepa.gov.lk\/sinhala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Annual-Report-2022-Sinhala-Ver-11-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Annual Report<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5325\" 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