Tsunami (Special Provisions) Act (No. 16 of 2005). | Land Portal

Resource information

Resource Language: 
ISBN / Resource ID: 
LEX-FAOC070535
License of the resource: 
Copyright details: 
© FAO. FAO is committed to making its content freely available and encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of the text, multimedia and data presented. Except where otherwise indicated, content may be copied, printed and downloaded for private study, research and teaching purposes, and for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO's endorsement of users' views, products or services is not stated or implied in any way.

This Act lays down special legal provisions to enable the persons affected by the tsunami to overcome prevailing legal obstacles to ensure the protection and safeguarding of their rights and privileges.It provides among other things for: possession of land affected by the tsunami; tenancy or leasehold rights of premises or land affected by the tsunami; penalties for offences committed in relation to tsunami relief property.

Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Administrator

Publisher(s): 

The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) aims to provide one central Internet location from which it is possible to search - for free - core legal information from all Commonwealth countries. CommonLII will provide a common technical platform through which all Commonwealth countries can cooperatively provide access to their laws. CommonLII will assist the development of a genuinely international common law. It will support the rule of law throughout the Commonwealth, by making each country's legal system more transparent.

Data provider

Share this page