The Provincial Level environmental protection and management is introduced in Sri Lanka through the 13th amendments to the constitution certified in November 1987, which specifies three lists, the Reserved list, the Provincial Council list, and the Concurrent list. Provincial Councils have the exclusive right to legislate through statues on matters specified in the provincial Council list. The subject of environmental protection is placed in the Concurrent list as well as on the Provincial Council list. Provincial councils and Parliament can both legislate on matters on the Concurrent list provides it is done in consultation with each other. Only the North Western Provincial Council (NWPC) enacted legislation on environmental protection by Statute No. 12 of 1990. The National Environmental Act remains suspended an in operative within the North Western Province with effect from 10th January 1991.