Agrarian Development Act, No. 46 of 2000.

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This Act provides for the protection of the tenant cultivator's rights from any abuse or prevarication by the landowner. It prescribes the right of the tenant to be the first one informed about the sale of the paddy land he/she is cultivating, it forbids unlawful eviction from the cultivated land, it provides for the payment of rent and the exemption from payment in case paddy land has not been cultivated or has not produced any agricultural commodities for force majeure. It recognizes the Agrarian Council as the appointed authority to control, inspect and verify the correct use of agricultural land for agricultural development only, and it may prescribe fines for any violations. The size ceiling of paddy lands, the cultivation of which is consented to leasing tenants must not exceed five acres, and financial measures are provided to help agricultural development by means of an Agricultural Fund.

Implemented by: Agrarian Development (Payment of Compensation) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. (2013-03-15)
Implemented by: Agrarian Development (Inquiry Procedure) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. (2013-03-15)
Implemented by: Agrarian Development (Nomination of Successors) Regulations, No. 1 of 2013. (2013-03-15)
Amended by: Agrarian Development (Amendment) Act, No. 46 of 2011. (2011-11-22)
Amended by: Determination of areas of Agrarian Development Council in different Districts under Section 51 of Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000. (2014-02-10)

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