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Land Settlement (Amendment) Act (No. 23 of 1996).

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Land Settlement Ordinance, to provide for revision or cancellation of settlement orders; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Ownership
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act amends the Land Settlement Ordinance including provisions concerning the power of settlement officers to declare declarations or agreements null or void and the terms for persons claiming land specified in settlement notices.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Land Settlement Ordinance 1931 (No. 20 of 1931).

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1931 (1955)

Keyword: Land tenure, Ownership, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Public land, Contract/agreement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX