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Part II · Utilising Agricultural Lands in Accordance with Agricultural Policies

23. Issuing supervision orders

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Where the Commissioner-General is informed by the Farmers’ Organisation within whose area of authority any agricultural land is situated that such agricultural land is not being cultivated in accordance with the provisions of this

Act or the regulations made in that regard or when the

Commissioner-General becomes aware in any other manner that an agricultural land is not being cultivated according to the provisions of this Act or regulations made thereunder, the Commissioner-General may, after giving the owner cultivator or occupier of such agricultural land an opportunity of making representations to him or to his authorised representative, by order (hereinafter referred to as a

“Supervision Order”) place the owner cultivator or occupier under the Commissioner-General’s supervision for such period as may be specified in such order.

(2)

Regulations may be made prescribing, the manner in which inquiries under subsection (1) are to be conducted, the procedure to be followed in the issuing and implementation of Supervision Orders, and the manner of revoking the same.

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Part III

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Part IV

Establishment of Agrarian Tribunals

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Part V

Institutional Structure of Farmers’ Organisations

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Part VI

Agrarian Development Councils

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Part VII

Irrigation Work and the Management of Irrigation Water

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Part VIII

General Provisions

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Schedules