This Act imposes a property tax when there is a transfer of ownership of property to persons who are not citizens of Sri Lanka. They shall be charged from the transferee of such property an amount equivalent to the value of that property (sect. 2). The tax shall be paid to the Registrar of Lands…

The present Act repeals Section 2 and amends Section 3 as per when it is not possible to serve the notice of eviction, this very notice may be exhibited directly on the land for all to see it and date of eviction shall not be set less than thirty days from being served or shown. The following…

The Law provides for the repartition and sale of land owned by two or more tenants on the basis of their share of the same land and their rights to it.As far as the decisions of the board are concerned, article 6 establishes that the chairman of the board shall inform the Settlement Officer of…

The Act provides for the validation as per the 6th September 1978of Acts previously promulgated and for some minor text amendments.
Amends: Urban Development Authority Law. (1979)

The Act amends and substitutes several sections with minor changes in the text and includes addition of new paragraphs to best explain the provisions and the variations in the Schedule Forms.
Amends: Partition Law. (1977-12-15)

Section 8L on Remission of rates has been added and the amendment included in Section 2 shall enter into force as per the 12th November 1979.
Amends: Urban Development Authority Law. (1979)

The Act amends Sections 16,18,21 and Second Schedule of the principal enactment.
Amends: Partition Law. (1977-12-15)

The following Sections are amended as per minor alterations of the text: Sections 16,18,21.
Amends: Urban Councils Ordinance. (1979)

Part IIA has been added right after Part II of the principal enactment and it contains provisions for the planning procedures, the institution of a Planning Committee, functions and tasks. Other minor amendments have been inserted in the text of other Sections, dealing mostly in definition of…

The Ordinance provides for the restitution of lands formerly owned by the State and unlawfully possessed or occupied. A notice of eviction shall be served to the persons occupying the land, complete with an eviction date by which they have to vacate the land. The evicted person may appeal…

The Law provides for the restitution of land alienated before 17 July 1973 by the Anuradhapura preservation Board, on which land there are no permanent constructions, by means of a vesting order served to the persons actually occupying said land. No appeal against this order shall be possible…

The Ordinance provides for all forest and unoccupied or not cultivated lands, even lands where cinnamon is sown, to be property of the State and their arbitrary occupation unlawful. Perpetrators shall be summoned and only in the case they can demonstrate to have rights of ownership on those…