Land Resumption Ordinance. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1887 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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. Full text English