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…

Section 127E: when a tree or part of it is potentially damaging a building, the Council Chairman may require that the owner or tenant of the land where that tree is standing on to provide for it being felled whole or in part.
Amends: Urban Councils Ordinance. (1979)

The following Sections of the principal enactment are thereby amended: Sections 55, 63, 96, 101 and the First Schedule (minor amendments).

The Act amends Sections 8,10,29; it inserts a new Section 82A and repeals 1st and 3rd Schedules of the principal enactement.
Amends: Partition Law. (1977-12-15)

The Ordinance provides for the institution of Urban Councils on land for the purpose of town development. The Ordinance is divided in ten parts as follows: Part I, Constitution of Urban Council. Part II, Status, powers and Duties of urban Councils. Part III, Powers and Duties as to thoroughfares…

Sections 8, 19, 37 and 63 are amended as per minor variations in the text.
Amends: Tea Control Act. (1975)

The Long title is changed as per possession, sale, transport; Section 16A is added , dealing with the provisions for transporting tea; Section 45 has been replaced with new text and provides penalties to offences under this Act; Section 48 of the principal enactment is repealed and replaced by a…

Section 17A is added and provides for a registered Tea Small Holdings Society to institute its corporate body, possess a common seal and its registration being published in the Official Gazette as notification of the competent authority.
Amends: Tea Small Holdings Development Law. (1975-09…

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…

Section 15 is amended and provides for the registration of the Tea Small Holdings Societies.
Amends: Tea Small Holdings Development Law. (1975-09-09)

The Act rules provisions for reclamation of land to be destined to the realization of urban development projects.
Implemented by: Order declaring that the Lands in Ward No. 34 Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo District urgently require an urban Development Project. (2014-02-10)
Implemented by…