State Lands Ordinance 1949. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1949 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source State Lands Ordinance 1949 (Cap. 286), 22 pp. Long titleAn Ordinance to make provision for the grant and disposition of State land in Sri Lanka; for the management and control of such lands and the foreshore; for the regulation of the use of the water of lakes and public streams; and for other matters incidental to or connected with the matters aforesaid. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water Keyword Basic legislation Coastal zone management Authorization/permit Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Public land Lease Survey/mapping Water rights Water abstraction Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Ordinance consists of the following Parts: Grants, Leases, and Other Dispositions of State Land (I); Execution, Authentication and Registration of Instruments of Dispositions (II); Vesting Orders and Vested Land (III); State Lands Vested in Village Councils (IV); Special Leases by Local Authorities of Lands Vested in Such Authorities (V); Reservations (VI); Road Reservations (VII); The Foreshore (VIII); Regulation and Control of the Use of the Water of Lakes and Public Streams (IX); Recovery of Payments Due to the State and Cancellation of Instruments of Disposition (X); Administration (XI); Regulations (XII); Miscellaneous (XIII); Interpretation and Savings (XIV). Full text English References - Legislation Amended by State Lands (Amendment) Act (Act No. 40 of 1978 and Act No. 10 of 1983) Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1983 Keyword: Public land, Lease, Survey/mapping, Coastal zone management, Authorization/permit, Territorial sea, Maritime zone, Water rights, Water abstraction, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX