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  1. Library Resource

    An Ordinance to Make Provision for the More Easily Ascertaining the Boundaries of Lands in Sri Lanka.

    Regulations
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    This Ordinance regulates the mapping of the boundaries of land owned privately or by the State and the application of provisions related therefore.

  2. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the acquisition of lands and servitudes for public purposes and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to such provision.

    Legislation
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Act establishes the procedure to be followed by the competent authorities for the acquisition of land for public purpose. It includes, among other matters: investigations for selecting land to be carried out by a district officer appointed by the Minister; issue of notice of intended acquisition indicating the compensation to be paid for any damage caused during investigations; issue of notice of acquisition of land or servitude for a public purpose.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, vest in the State land that is vested in the Land Reform Commission under the Land Reform Law. The Order shall: (a) specify the extent of agricultural or estate land; (b) make reference to the survey plan made by the Surveyor-General in respect of such land; (c) specify any servitude attaching to such agricultural or estate land.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    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.

  5. Library Resource

    An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to land settlement.

    Legislation
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    A Settlement Officer and Assistant Settlement Officers shall be appointed to ensure the proper implementation of the law relating to land settlement.The Ordinance establishes the procedure to be followed by said officers for the acquisition of any land that may be classified under the following categories: (a) forest, waste, unoccupied, uncultivated land or other land that can only be cultivated after intervals of several years; (b) cultivated or otherwise improved land which was classified under the above categories within the period of twenty-five years next preceding the date of the sett

  6. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    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.

  7. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    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.

  8. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    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.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    This Act regulates the power of the competent authorities to take possession, with the prior approval of the President, of any land for any of the following purposes: (a) maintenance of supplies or services essential to the life of the community; (b) implementation of schemes regarding the import, storage or distribution of commodities by any Government department, local authority, corporation of cooperative society; (c) use or occupation by the armed forces or any visiting force (sect. 2).

  10. Library Resource

    An Ordinance to make provision for the prevention of encroachments upon State lands.

    Regulations
    Sri Lanka, Asia, Southern Asia

    The Ordinance provides for all forest and unoccupied or not cultivated lands, even lands where cinnamon is sown, to be property of the State and their arbitrary occupation unlawful. Perpetrators shall be summoned and only in the case they can demonstrate to have rights of ownership on those lands, they shall be granted their possession.

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