The document outlines the environmental recommendation and licensing procedures of the Central Environment Authority in Sri Lanka, including how to obtain an environmental recommendation by submitting an application and paying an inspection fee, as well as details on the different types of environmental protection licenses (EPLs) required based on the pollution potential of industries. Industries are classified into Lists A, B, and C and must obtain an EPL from the relevant provincial/district offices or local authorities, with the validity period varying from one to three years depending on the industry's pollution level.

1. CENTRAL
ENVIRONMENT
AUTHORITY
HNDE-JAFFNA
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2. INTRODUTION
The National environment Authority
(NEA) established NEMA as the overall
body charged with management of
environmental issues in Uganda with
power to co-ordinate, monitor and
supervise all activities in the field of
environment.
NEMA is to be under the general
supervision of the minister.
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3. CENTRAL ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY
Assessing site suitability is one of the most
important procedures adopted by the CEA for non-
prescribed activities under regulations.
All proposed industrial activities which are going to
be sited outside the industrial estates approved
under National Environmental Authority.
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4. CENTRAL ENVIRONMENT
AUTHORITY CON…
Those which are provided with proper
environmental infrastructure facilities
such as common waste water treatment
systems etc. are required to adopt and
manage with environmentally sound
pollution control measures before the
operational stage.
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5. MAIN OBJECTIVE…..
The main objective of the environmental
recommendation procedure is to take
adequate mitigatory measures in
advance to abate or minimize the
anticipated environment pollution
arising from a proposed industrial
activity.
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL
RECOMMENDATION
In order to overcome this problem and
control the possible pollution at the
initial stage the Environmental
Recommendation is granted by the
CEA. This is beneficiary to both the
CEA as well as the industrialists in
various aspects.
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7. ENVIRONMENTAL
RECOMMENDATION
CON…
The CEA gets benefit by controlling
the possible pollution at the initial
stage and the industrialists gets the
same if they adhere to the
conditions stipulated in the
Environmental Recommendation.
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8. PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL
RECOMMENDATION
 Obtaining an application from the CEA Head Office
and CEA District Office
 Submission of the duly filled application form to the
CEA with relevant documents needed.
 survey plan of the site
 building plan if any
 route sketch of the proposed site from the
nearest town)
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9. PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
RECOMMENDATION CON..
 If the application form is duly filled and relevant
documents submitted, a written request will be
made to the applicant to pay the inspection fee. At
present Minimum amount is Rs:3360/- and
Maximum amount is Rs: 11200/-( with
Government approved tax)
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10. PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
RECOMMENDATION CON..
After the payment of the Inspection
fee ,a field inspection will be
carried out by a team of officers of
the CEA.
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LICENSING
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Environmental Protection Licenses is issue to industries
which emit solid, gaseous or liquid wastes into the
environment are required to obtain an Environmental
Protection License from the Authority. Inspections of
industries are carried out, subsequent to which licenses
are issued where appropriate, with action necessary to
control pollution being stipulated as conditions in the
license.
Industries and activities which required an EPL
. Industries are classified under 3 lists List "A","B" and
"C" depending on their pollution potential.

12. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
LICENSING
Part "A"
comprises of 80 significantly high
polluting industrial activities
Part "B”
comprises of 33 numbers of medium
level polluting activities.
EPL for industries in lists "A" and “B”
have to be obtained from the relevant
Provincial Offices or District Offices of
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13. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
LICENSING
Part "C"
comprises of 25 low polluting industrial
activities which have been delegated to
Local Government Authorities, namely
Municipal Councils, Urban Councils and
Pradeshiya Sabhas. EPL for the
industries in List "C" has to be obtained
from the respective Local Authorities.
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14. VALIDITY PERIOD OF AN
EPL
Prescribed industrial activities coming under
List A-Maximum of one year from the effective
date of the Licence.
Prescribed industrial activities coming under
List B-Maximum of three years from effective
date of the Licence.
Prescribed industrial activities coming under
List C-Maximum of three years from the
effective date of the Licence
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