Agrarian Development Act, No. 46 of 2000. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for, matters relating to landlords and tenant cultivators of paddy lands, for the utilization of agricultural lands in accordance with agricultural policies ; for the establishment of agrarian development councils, to provide for the establishment of a land bank ; to provide the establishment of agrarian tribunals, to provide for the repeal of the agrarian services act, no. 58 of 1979 ; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil, Water Keyword Basic legislation Agricultural development Smallholders/peasants Land tenure Lease Agricultural land Authorization/permit Common property Contract/agreement Cooperative/producer organization Credit Hazards Expropriation Farming Land commission Right of use Soil conservation/soil improvement Tax/levy Use restrictions Vested rights/existing rights Inspection Institution Special fund Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract 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. It recognizes the Agrarian Council as the appointed authority to control, inspect and verify the correct use of agricultural land for agricultural development only, and it may prescribe fines for any violations. The size ceiling of paddy lands, the cultivation of which is consented to leasing tenants must not exceed five acres, and financial measures are provided to help agricultural development by means of an Agricultural Fund. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Agrarian Development (Inquiry Procedure) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Court/tribunal, Land tenure, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agrarian Development (Nomination of Successors) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Keyword: Agricultural land, Contract/agreement, Farming, Land tenure, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agrarian Development (Payment of Compensation) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Keyword: Contract/agreement, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Liability/compensation, Farming, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Determination of areas of Agrarian Development Council in different Districts under Section 51 of Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2014 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Court/tribunal, Farming, Land tenure, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agrarian Development (Amendment) Act, No. 46 of 2011. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Contract/agreement, Court/tribunal, Farming, Land tenure Source: FAO, FAOLEX