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Village Councils Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
1924 (1979)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law relating to Village Councils.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Cadastre/land registration Land reform Land tenure Subdivision of land Survey/mapping Tax/levy Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Ordinance provides for the institution of Village Councils for the purpose of town development and endorses them with the power to order surveys and dispose of the land, to redistribute it between adjacent villages and to issue land taxes or levyand to provide for all related matters, legal and administrative.

Full text
English