Agrarian Development Act, No. 46 of 2000. Pays/Territoire Sri Lanka Type du document Législation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for, matters relating to landlords and tenant cultivators of paddy lands, for the utilization of agricultural lands in accordance with agricultural policies ; for the establishment of agrarian development councils, to provide for the establishment of a land bank ; to provide the establishment of agrarian tribunals, to provide for the repeal of the agrarian services act, no. 58 of 1979 ; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Terre et sols, Eau Mot clé Législation de base Développement agricole Petits exploitants/paysans Régime foncier Location Terrains agricoles Autorisation/permis Propriété commune Contrat/accord Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Crédit Risques Expropriation Exploitation agricole Commission foncière Droit d'usage Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Taxe/impôt Restrictions à l'utilisation Droits acquis/droits préexistants Inspection Institution Fonds spécial Eaux souterraines Forage de puits/puits Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Résumé This Act provides for the protection of the tenant cultivator's rights from any abuse or prevarication by the landowner. It prescribes the right of the tenant to be the first one informed about the sale of the paddy land he/she is cultivating, it forbids unlawful eviction from the cultivated land, it provides for the payment of rent and the exemption from payment in case paddy land has not been cultivated or has not produced any agricultural commodities for force majeure. It recognizes the Agrarian Council as the appointed authority to control, inspect and verify the correct use of agricultural land for agricultural development only, and it may prescribe fines for any violations. The size ceiling of paddy lands, the cultivation of which is consented to leasing tenants must not exceed five acres, and financial measures are provided to help agricultural development by means of an Agricultural Fund. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implementé par Agrarian Development (Inquiry Procedure) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. Législation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Mot clé: Développement agricole, Terrains agricoles, Cour/tribunaux, Régime foncier, Contrat/accord Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agrarian Development (Nomination of Successors) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. Législation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Mot clé: Terrains agricoles, Contrat/accord, Exploitation agricole, Régime foncier, Développement agricole Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agrarian Development (Payment of Compensation) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. Législation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Mot clé: Contrat/accord, Développement agricole, Terrains agricoles, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Exploitation agricole, Régime foncier Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Determination of areas of Agrarian Development Council in different Districts under Section 51 of Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000. Législation | Sri Lanka | 2014 Mot clé: Développement agricole, Terrains agricoles, Cour/tribunaux, Exploitation agricole, Régime foncier, Zonage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agrarian Development (Amendment) Act, No. 46 of 2011. Législation | Sri Lanka | 2011 Mot clé: Développement agricole, Terrains agricoles, Contrat/accord, Cour/tribunaux, Exploitation agricole, Régime foncier Source: FAO, FAOLEX