Industry
In the event that the annual value does not exceed Rs.750.00, if the annual value exceeds Rs.750.00, then Rs. 1500.00 in case the annual value exceeds Rs.1500.00
Rs. cent Rs. cent Rs. Cent
Mills 500.00 750.00 1000.00
Carpentry 500.00 750.00 1000.00
Iron Works 500.00 750.00 1000.00

I, M.A.Pranya Kumari, Secretary of the Palagala Pradeshiya Sabha exercising the powers and performing the functions of the Palagala Pradeshiya Sabha, in accordance with the provisions of Section 150(1) of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act No. 15 of 1987 read with Section 9(3) of the said Act, Palagala Pradeshiya I decide that the council’s area of jurisdiction should set the industrial tax in relation to the year 2024 as follows.

In accordance with the powers vested in me by sub-section (1) of section 150 of 1987 read with section 9(3) of the Regional Council Act No. 15 of 1987, in respect of every industry specified in Table I of the following schedule which is maintained in a certain premises within the Palagala area. I resolve that a levy of the amount shown in Schedule II shall be fixed for the year 2024.

Accordingly, the above scheme was approved by the Administrative Committee on 09.11.2023 under Decision No. P.P.S. Approved as per 236/11/09/2023.

Work Authorized by License
Annual value of premises
In the event that it does not exceed Rs.750.00
Exceeding Rs. 7500.00 but not 1500.00
In case of exceeding
In case of exceeding Rs.1500
1
Running a lodge
500.00
750.00
1500.00
2
Running a hotel
500.00
750.00
1500.00
3
Running a restaurant
500.00
750.00
1500.00
4
Running a restaurant
500.00
750.00
1500.00
5
Running a tea shop
500.00
750.00
1500.00
6
Running a coffee shop
500.00
750.00
1500.00
7
Running a bakery
500.00
750.00
1500.00
8
Running a dairy farm
500.00
750.00
1500.00
9
Selling milk
500.00
750.00
1500.00
10
Selling fish
500.00
750.00
1500.00
11
Selling chicken
500.00
750.00
1500.00
12
Selling beef
500.00
750.00
1500.00
13
Running an ice factory
500.00
750.00
1500.00
14
Running a soft drink factory
500.00
750.00
1500.00
15
Running a laundry
500.00
750.00
1500.00
16
Running a stable
500.00
750.00
1500.00
17
Running a private market
500.00
750.00
1500.00
18
Running a hair cutting salon
500.00
750.00
1500.00
19
Running a barber shop
500.00
750.00
1500.00
20
Maintaining a strong position
500.00
750.00
1500.00
21
Unpleasant and dangerous places
500.00
750.00
1500.00
22
Running a black stone quarry
500.00
750.00
1500.00
23
Running a mobile business
500.00
750.00
1500.00
In accordance with the powers vested in me under Section 147 of the Regional Council Act No. 15 to be read with Section 9(3) of the said Act, I resolve that the determination of trade license fees in relation to the year 2024 in Palagala Regional Council shall be as follows. That is
Pursuant to the powers conferred on me under section 149 read with section 9(3) of the Local Councils Act No. 15 of 1987, any function set out in Table I of the Schedule hereto described in that Act or in a by-law made under the said Act In relation to any license issued in the year 2024 authorizing the use of a certain place or premises within the jurisdiction of the Palagala Regional Council, a license fee as shown in the Appendix II of the Appendix should be fixed for the year 2024.
Furthermore, when a place or premises is a hotel, restaurant, accommodation which has been approved and accepted by the Tourism Board for the purposes of the Tourism Board Act No. 1968, 1% of the receipts of the premises in the year 2023 as the license fee in the granting of licenses. I also decide that it should be fixed for the year 2024.
Accordingly, the above scheme was approved on 09.11.2023 by the Administrative Committee Decision No. P.P.S. 2023/11/09/236 – Approved according to 1.

Schedule
Column I
Business income for the year
Column II Amount charged
In case of not exceeding Rs.6000.00
Exceeding Rs.6000.00 but not exceeding Rs.12000.00
90.00
In case of exceeding Rs.12000.00 but not exceeding Rs.18750.00
360.00
In case of exceeding Rs.18750.00 but not exceeding Rs.75000.00
1200.00
In case of exceeding Rs.150000.00
3000.00
Accordingly, the items to be taxed are as follows.
Running a Garment Factory’
Running a tourism business.
Running a finance company.’
Carrying on business as an insurance company.
Running a cinema.
Running a business as an auctioneer.
Maintaining a representative post office.
Running a pawn shop business.
Running a car repair shop.
Maintain vehicle parts collection and assembly facility.
Running a bicycle and motorcycle repair station.
Running a vehicle painting station.
Providing rental vehicles for transportation purposes.
Imported auto spare parts trading and heavy vehicle import and rental point.
Running a business as a broker.
Running a business as a contractor.
Running a private medical center.
Running a center selling Sinhala and Western medicines.
Wholesale sale of cigarettes.
Running a retail business.
Running a liquor store in the country and this country.’
Running a driving training institute.
Running a private educational institution / conducting tutoring classes.
Running an astrologer’s office.
Running an overseas employment agency.
Supply of event halls and event items
Running a mechanical workshop.
For an iron factory employing more than one person
Running a garage.
Running a welding workshop.
Running a concrete plant and a center for processing related products.
Maintaining business places for creating memorial plaques, sculptures and plaques and making cement related products.
Running a hand-operated printing press.
Running computer-aided printing services.
Running a center selling stationery and school equipment.
Running a grain procurement centre
Running a point of packing and selling spices/sweets/bites.
Running a manufacturing and selling point of introductions.
Running a tea leaf packing business.
Running a business selling fruits/vegetables and coconuts.
Running a betel nut selling point
Running a chickpea outlet.
Running a center for purchasing or collecting cow’s milk.
Running a raw food supply center.
Running a mushroom production and marketing center.
Sale or manufacture of synthetic fertilizers or composts.
To maintain a place where agricultural seeds and other related products are made.
Running a business selling agricultural implements.
Running a center for manufacturing and selling sandals and handicrafts.
Running a place selling plastic toys.
Running an electrical appliance or radio repair centre.
Running a textile and shopping mall.
Running a cushion processing centre.
Running a tailoring business.
Running a graphic design site.
Running a photography/videography facility.
Production of copra.
Production of coconut oil from Yantranu extract.
Production and storage of coconut husk coir.
Excavation of shell granite.
Maintaining a lottery outlet.
Running a newspaper agency.
Running a plant nursery or flower shop.
Running a mechanized ash brick kiln.
Running a furniture store.
Running a white stone workshop.
Maintaining a shelter park.
Running a vehicle importing business.
Running a timber sales centre.
Maintaining a battery charging station.
Running a tire tube repair business.
Running a junkyard or collection center.
Running a beauty salon.
Running a mobile phone and accessories sales center.
Running a center for selling ornamental fish.
Running a paint outlet.
Running a business selling gas types.
Running a business of selling iron ware and brass ware.
Running a business of manufacturing and selling gold and silver goods.
Running a water treatment plant.
Maintaining a location providing communication services.
Running an animal farm.
Running a business of refurbishing and selling watches.
Running a business of storing and selling dried fish.
Running a paddy-boiling station.
Running a business of building construction machinery.
Running a motorcycle tricycle dealership.
Running a tractor sales centre.
Running a Lubricant Sales Centre.
Running a Radio Refurbishment Centre.
A place for selling and rearing quail eggs and animals

Billboard Charges under the Billboard/Visual Environment Bye-law 2024

1960/35 and 2016.03.30 in terms of the powers vested in the Regional Council under sub-section 1260(XXX) to be read with section 11(1) of the Regional Council Act No. 15 of 1987. The special gazette dated 29.11.2026 approved by the minister in charge of the provincial council and approved by the provincial council in section IV(a) of the by-laws in accordance with the provisions of the by-laws regarding the advertisement boards/visual environment in some way within the boundaries of the Palagala regional council. , I decide that it is appropriate to charge as mentioned in the following schedule for displaying an advertisement or construction of not less than one square foot in view of a canal, sea or sky.Accordingly, the above scheme 2023.10. Date Administrative Committee Decision No. P.P.S. 2023/11/09/236 – 3 approved.

Sub No. Description One Year Fee Rs
1Displayed on a wall or board (per square foot for any advertisement other than movie clips, commercials)
Rs.75.002 for a temporary billboard (per square foot)
Rs.50.00These charges will be doubled if the ads are displayed on both sides of subscript 1-2.

I, MA Pranya Kumari, the Secretary of the Palagala Regional Council, performing the functions of exercising the powers of the Regional Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 147 and Section 148 of the Regional Council Act No. 15 of 1987 read with Section 9(3) of the said Act as shown in the following schedule I decide to set and charge an annual tax on vehicles and animals for the Palagala Regional Council area in relation to the year 2024.

Accordingly, the above scheme 2023.10. Date Administrative Committee Decision No. P.P.S. 2023/11/09/236 – 5 approved.

Vehicle and animal tax
Rs

For a car, a motor cycle, a motor lorry, a rickshaw, a cart, a bicycle, or for every vehicle that is not a bicycle
For every bicycle or cart,

(a) . If used for business purposes

(b) If employed for non-commercial purposes.

Bicycle license registration service fee

For every cart

For each attractor

For every rickshaw

For every horse, pony or goat

For every elephant

25.00

18.00

4.00

20.00

10.00

7.50

15.00

50.00

I, M.A. Pranya Kumari, the secretary of the Palagala Regional Council, who performs the functions of implementing the powers of the Palagala Regional Council, according to the powers assigned to me in the Regional Council Act No. 15 of 1987, rent out the vehicles, equipment and theater belonging to the Palagala Regional Council as mentioned in the schedule for the year 2024. I choose to charge.
Accordingly, the above scheme 2023.10. Date Administrative Committee Decision No. P.P.S. 2023/11/09/236 – 6 approved.
Sub no
Description
By the year 2024
01
Charges for issuance of routing and non-repudiation certificates
Rs. 400.00
02
Inspection charges for issuance of routing and non-repeating certificates
Rs. 250.00
03
Long Term Licensing Charges Resident
· Up to 40 perches
· Up to 80 perches
· Up to 160 perches
· More than 160 perches
Rs. 500.00
Rs. 550.00
Rs. 600.00
Rs. 650.00
04
Long Term Licensing Fees Agriculture
· Up to 40 perches
· Up to 80 perches
· Up to 160 perches
· More than 160 perches
Rs. 550.00
Rs. 600.00
Rs 650.00
Rs 700 .00
05
Long Term Licensing Fees Commercial
· Perches 40 per sq
· Up to 80 perches
· Up to 160 perches
· More than 160 perches
Rs. 600.00
Rs 650.00
Rs 700.00
Rs. 750.00
06
Fees for issuing a business registration certificate
Rs. 500.00
07
Building Inspection Fees Residential
· 100 to 500 sq.ft
· 501 to 1000 sq.ft
· 1001 to 1500 sq.ft
· 1501 to 2000 sq.ft
· 2001 to 2500 sq.ft
· Over 2500 sq.ft
Rs. 150.00
Rs. 200.00
Rs. 500.00
Rs. 750.00
Rs. 1000.00
Rs. 1500.00
08
Building Inspection Fees Commercial
· 100 to 500 sq.ft
· 501 to 1000 sq.ft
· 1001 to 1500 sq.ft
· 1501 to 2000 sq.ft
· 2001 to 2500 sq.ft
· Over 2500 sq.ft
Rs. 300.00
Rs. 400.00
Rs. 750.00
Rs. 1000.00
Rs. 1250.00
Rs. 2000.00
09
Building Subdivision Inspection Fees Residential
Rs. 500.00
10
Building Subdivision Inspection Fee Commercial
Rs. 750.00
11
Building Plan Approval Fee Residential Per Sq
Rs. 2.00 p.m
12
Building Plan Approval Fee Commercial per sq.ft
Rs 5.00
13
Fee for issue of certificates of conformity
Rs. 5000.00
14
Development license extension fee (per year of commercial service)
Rs. 1000.00
15
Supply of copies of plans (for one page)
Rs. 1000.00
16
Line inspection fee and issue fee
Rs. 800.00
17Transmission tower approval fee
Rs. 40000.00
18Antenna tower approval fee
Rs. 20000.00
19Application fee for grant of conformity certificate
Rs. 500.00
20Environmental permit application fee
Rs. 100.00
21Environmental Permit Renewal Application Fees
Rs. 50.00
22Building Plan Sheet Fees
Rs. 100.00
23Street Line Application Fees
Rs. 100.00
24Environmental Permit Fees
Rs. 4500.00
25Plan Approval Extension of Time Fee per year (Residential).
Rs. 250.00
26Plan Approval Extension of Time (Commercial) Fee per year
Rs. 500.00
27Building Application/Land Allotment Form Fees (Commercial)
Rs. 500.00
28Building Plan Application Fee
Rs. 500.00
29Factory Plan Approval Fee
Rs. 30000.00
30Fee for approval of plans of petrol stations and service stations
Rs. 20000.00
31 Survey Plan Approval Fees (Commercial/Services)
Rs. 1000.00
32 Survey Plan Subdivision Fees (Commercial/Services)
Rs. 1000.00
33 Library Membership Fees (School Children)
Rs. 100.00
34 Library Membership Fees (Other)
Late charges per book per day
Rs. 200.00
Rs. 5.00 p.m
35 Burial in Cemetery Charges per square foot
Rs. 50.00
36 Fee for ground works
Rs.250.00
37
Fees for industrial contracts
Rs. 100.00
38 Hourly charge for keeping advertising mobiles in the city
Rs. 100.00
39 Use of local council roads to transport sand stone and gravel Cube 1
Rs. 150.00
40 1 white stone cube
Rs. 1200.00
41 Per day fee for conducting sales promotion programs
Rs. 1000.00
42 Fees for slaughtering a cow in a religious ceremony
Rs. 1000.00
43 Rental charges for tractor with trailer for transportation
Tractor for 01 hour (with fuel)
Rs. 1850.00
44 W.P- LP 3234 Water Bowser (5000 L )
Transport for 01 km (with fuel)
One day storage fee
Rs. 2900.00
Rs. 150.00
Rs. 2500.00
45 Tractor water bowser with water 3000 liters with fuel
Tractor for 01 hour (with fuel)
For 01 days of storage
Rs. 1500.00
Rs. 1850.00
Rs. 1000.00
46 Lawn mower rental fee for 01 hour
Tractor for transportation for 01 hour (with fuel)
Rs. 2200.00
Rs. 1850.00
47 Hourly charge for earthmoving machine (large) with fuel
Tractor for transportation for 01 hour
Rs 5500.00
Rs. 1850.00
48 Pashtalana Yantra (Small) Ind