Colombo District (low-lying areas) Reclamation and Development Board Act. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1968 (1976) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment of a Board to be known as the Colombo District (low-lying areas) Reclamation and Development Board for the reclamation and development of such areas as may be declared by Order of the Minister so that such areas may be rendered suitable for building purposes and for matters connected or incidental thereto. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Institution Expropriation Land tenure Subdivision of land Vested rights/existing rights Water supply Drainage/land reclamation Sewerage Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act institutes the Reclamation and Development Board which, under the provisions of this very Act, shall claim possession of or buy any parcel of low-lying wetland (Reclamation and Development Area) and render it apt to be built upon. The land so vested to the Board may be sold and a sum equivalent to the value of the same parcel of land before reclamation shall be paid by the Board to the competent Authority; or the same land may be leased or mortgaged or used for any development scheme (road building, water drainage or supply etc.) Full text English