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Nindagama Lands Act (No. 38 of 1968).

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Legislation
Date
1968
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to abolish the services due from the tenants and holders of Nindagama lands to the proprietors thereof, to make such tenants and holders the absolute owners of such lands, to provide for the registration of such tenants and holders as absolute owners thereof, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Land tenure Transfer Ownership Land commission Vested rights/existing rights Use restrictions
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act concerns the owners and related rights of those who are holders of the Nindagama lands in Sri Lanka. The Act abolishes services due from any tenant or holder of any Nindagama land to any proprietor thereof (sect. 2). Section 3 declares every tenant or holder of any Ninagama land as the owner of the land. No holder of the land shall be liable to pay compensation to the proprietor thereof for any loss or damage incurred or suffered by the proprietor by reason of the abolition of the services due by such holders of that land (sect. 4). There are provisions relating to claims for awards to title in respect of Nindagama lands (sect. 7)

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