The aim of this Act, consisting of 6 Parts and 3 Schedules, is to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the lands comprised in Maori reserves, West Coast settlement reserves, and Maori townships, and to make provision in respect of certain other lands administered by the Maori Trustee.

La presente Ley, que consta de 7 artículos, dispone que para la ejecución del Programa de Transferencia de Tierras (PTT), de conformidad con los Acuerdos de paz, en especial con lo acordado en octubre de 1992, se beneficiará a los pobladores y trabajadores de las tierras afectadas por el PTT, así como a los ex-combatientes de las fuerza armada y del FMLN que ratificaron su decisión de optar a los beneficios de dicho programa y que se encuentran registrados en la Oficina Coordinadora del Tema Agrario (OCTM) para la ejecución de la segunda y subsiguientes fases del PTT.

In accordance with the division of the State into (a) Eastern and Central Division; and (b) Western Division, the Act makes provision for the administration and management of Crown land in the Eastern and Central Division of the State. Main object of this Act is to provide for: (a) a proper assessment and management of Crown land; (b) the development and conservation of Crown land; (c) the reservation or dedication of Crown land for public purposes; (d) the collection, recording and dissemination of information relevant to the above.

Ce décret fixe la forme, le contenu et l'extrait de la copie du titre de propriété prévu par l'article 364 du Code des droits réels et établit un modèle du titre, annexé au décret.

These Regulations are arranged under the following headings: Short title (1); Interpretation (2); State lands officer (3); Register of State grants (4); Conditions attaching to sale of land (5); Conditions of agricultural lease (6); Applications (7); Advertisement of application and notice of sale (8); Price of State land (9); Payment (10); Completion of sale and issue of grant (11); Default in payment of purchase money (12); Special rules applicable to lands held by persons at sufferance and at will (13); Squatters (14).The first Schedule contains a model application form for the purchase

This Act is divided into 13 Parts as follows: Indefeasible certificates of title (1); Bringing lands under Act (2); Titles to Land Assurance Fund (3); Transfer and transmission of land (4); Land tax, mortgages and incumbrances and the sale of incumbered land (Land tax, Mortgages, Incumbrances, Equitable mortgages, Transfer and discharge of mortgages and incumbrances, Sale of incumbered lands or estates, Crop advance warrants) (5); Judgments (6); Caveats (7); Registration and confirmation of qualified and possessory titles (8); Powers and duties of registrars of title and mode of reviewing t

These Rules are made under section 181 of the principal Act, and relate to the procedures to be followed in the application to the Registrar of Titles, under section 133 of the Act, for confirmation of possessory title. The model form is presented in the annexed Schedule.

Implements: Title by Registration Act (Cap. 56:50). (1992)

These Regulations (24 sections and 1 Schedule) are made pursuant to section 181 of the principal Act and relate to the faculty of any person who considers himself entitled to absolute ownership of any land, either in his own right or as trustee, and who is or would, but for some tenancies or incumbrances, be in actual possession of the land, to apply for a certificate of possessory title. They specify the contents of the request, notice requirements, legal/administrative proceedings, etc. The Schedule contains model forms for the purposes of these Regulations.

The amendments are made to several sections of the Land Ordinance concerning inter alia the following matters: insertion of the definition of "foreshore"; unlawful occupation of land; alienation of State land; definition of customary rights; land dealings with natives; reserved use rights; implied conditions in titles; revision of rent; sub-division of titles; appeal; revision by the Director of decisions given by the Collector of Land Revenue or Assistant Collectors; cultivation of land; use of land for agricultural purposes; applications for State land; information to be given to the Coll

This Act is divided into 8 Parts as follows: General (I); Possession and land register (II); Ownership (III); Servitudes (IV); Real encumbrances (V); Building leases (VI); Right of pre-emption (VII); Right of security (VIII); Implementation of Act (IX).This Law provides for real rights, their content, creation and extinguishment and is the basis for other laws regulating real rights (art. 1). Real rights are defined as "the right of ownership, restricted real rights (servitudes, real encumbrances, building leases, right of pre-emption and the right of security).

This Ordinance regulates the alienation of State land. For this purpose, it makes provision for the appointment of a Land Commissioner who shall be responsible for the general supervision and control of all Government Agents and land officers in the administration of State land and in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the Ordinance.Chapter IV establishes conditions and principles governing the alienation by permit or grant and the criteria for the calculation of the annual payment.

The Ordinance aims at facilitating the identification of land boundaries in Sri Lanka.