Land Reform (Special Provisions) Act (No. 14 of 1986).
An Act to amend the Land Reform Law, No. 1 of 1972; Land Reform (Special Provisions) Act, No. 39 of 1981; and to make special provision in regard to certain orders and determinations; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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This Act amends the Land Reform Act that established a Land Reform Commission. Agricultural land is not to be alienated by the Commission to persons who are not citizens of Sri Lanka (sect. 6). There are amendments relating to compensation payable in respect of agricultural land vested in the Commission with tables listing the average annual yield and compensation per acre.
Amends: Land Reform 1972 (Law No. 1 of 1972). (1975)
Amends: Land Reform (Amendment) Act. (1983)
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