Land Development and Utilisation Law, 1981 (No. 21 of 1981).
The Act concerns the proper use of agricultural land, the establishment of the Land Development and Utilisation Commission as a control organ, and powers to enforce rules regarding the use of land.The Act consists of 23 sections divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Development and utilisation of land (II); Land Development and Utilisation Commission (III); General provisions (IV).The Land Development and Utilisation Commission, established under section 11, may with approval of the Minister responsible for agriculture, designate agricultural land under section 3.