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Land Resumption Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Legislation
Date
1887
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance relating to lands alienated by the Crown which are abandoned by the owners thereof.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Transfer Ownership Abandoned land/unoccupied land
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Ordinance relates to lands alienated by the Crown which are abandoned by their owners. The Government Agent publishes notices calling upon owners of abandoned land to prefer their claims (sect. 2). Every notice must be published in the Gazette (sect. 2). Where no claim is made in pursuance of such a notice, the Government Agent shall report to the Minister in order to make an order of resumption by the State (sect. 3). There are further provisions concerning the procedures for claims, power of Government Agents and penalties relevant to the Act.

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