Definition of Boundaries Ordinance No.1 of 1844 . Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Regulation Date 1844 (1947) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to Make Provision for the More Easily Ascertaining the Boundaries of Lands in Sri Lanka. Subject Land & soil Keyword Cadastre/land registration Common property Expropriation Land reform Land tenure Subdivision of land Land-use planning Survey/mapping Vested rights/existing rights Ownership Public land Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Ordinance regulates the mapping of the boundaries of land owned privately or by the State and the application of provisions related therefore. Full text English