These Regulations, consisting of 13 sections and two Schedules, applies to cultivate agricultural land the Conservation areas, declared by Order published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1550/9 of 22 May 2008, as specified in the Schedule to these regulations. They establish requirements to that a person shall not cultivate annual crops on any land area, which consists of a slope of more than sixty 60%.
The Act, consisting of 25 sections, makes provisions to stipulate restrictions on the alienation of lands in Sri Lanka to foreigners, foreign companies and certain institutions with foreign shareholding; to specify the circumstances where the exemptions are granted; to impose a Land Lease Tax for leasing lands to foreigners, foreign companies and certain institutions with foreign shareholding; for the granting of concessions to certain Development Projects.
This Act provides for the protection of the tenant cultivator's rights from any abuse or prevarication by the landowner. It prescribes the right of the tenant to be the first one informed about the sale of the paddy land he/she is cultivating, it forbids unlawful eviction from the cultivated land, it provides for the payment of rent and the exemption from payment in case paddy land has not been cultivated or has not produced any agricultural commodities for force majeure.
Any agricultural land owned by any person in excess of the ceiling established by the Land Reform Commission shall (a) be deemed to vest in the Commission; and (b) be deemed to be held by the former owner under a statutory lease from the Commission in compliance with the terms and conditions set out by the Law.
Every landlord of an extent of paddy land in respect of which there is a tenant cultivator shall furnish in the prescribed manner the following information to the Commissioner: (a) name of the landlord; (b) name of the tenant cultivator; (c) extent of the paddy land cultivated by the tenant; (d) any other information as may be required. The maximum extent of paddy land that could by cultivated by a tenant is fixed at five acres.
The Ordinance consists of the following Parts: Grants, Leases, and Other Dispositions of State Land (I); Execution, Authentication and Registration of Instruments of Dispositions (II); Vesting Orders and Vested Land (III); State Lands Vested in Village Councils (IV); Special Leases by Local Authorities of Lands Vested in Such Authorities (V); Reservations (VI); Road Reservations (VII); The Foreshore (VIII); Regulation and Control of the Use of the Water of Lakes and Public Streams (IX); Recovery of Payments Due to the State and Cancellation of Instruments of Disposition (X); Administration
This Law regulates the sale of State land available for the purpose of agricultural development. It consists of the following Chapters: Sale of State land (I); Grants and Permits (II); Protection of Land held on Permits or Grants (III); Dispositions (IV); Succession (V); Cancellation of Permits (VI); Regulations (VII); General (VIII).The Government Agent of each administrative district shall from time to time make a report to the Land Commissioner of any State land available for alienation by way of sale for the purpose of agricultural development.
This Order, by virtue of the powers vested in Section 2 of the Urban Development Projects (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 1980 establishes that the land specified in the schedule urgently requires an Urban Development Project. One allotment of land depicted as Lot No. A in Plan No. 748 dated 31.08.2003 prepared by A J B Wijayakoon, Licensed Surveyor and Leveller containing in extent of 0A – 3R – 5.25P situated at Aluthkade in Ward No.
This Order, by virtue of the powers vested in Section 2 of the Urban Development Projects (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 1980. I, Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Minister-in-charge of Defence and Urban Development, establish that the land specified in the schedule urgently requires an Urban Development Project. The Land bearing Asst. Nos. 106 & 106A and depicted as Lot No. 2 in Plan No. 2775 dated 27.01.2006 prepared by D. D. C.
This Order, by virtue of the powers vested in Section 2 of the Urban Development Projects (Special Provisions) Act, No. 2 of 1980. I, Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Minister-in-charge of Defence and Urban Development, establish that the land specified in the schedule urgently requires an Urban Development Project. The land depicted as Lot No. "A" in Classification Tracing No. Co/DSO/2013/951 dated 04.11.2013 prepared by Superintendent of Surveys (Colombo District) containing an extent of 1.4774 Hectares situated in the Ward No.
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