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Part VI · Agrarian Development Councils

55. Survey of agricultural lands

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

(1)

Every Agrarian Development Council shall in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner-General, cause a survey to be made, of the Agricultural lands within its area of authority.

(2)

The Agrarian Development Council may recover the proportionate costs of surveying the agricultural lands within its area of authority, from the owners or occupiers of those agricultural lands, and it shall be the duty of such owners and occupiers to pay the same.

(3)

When any person defaults in the payment of the costs of survey required to be paid by him under the provisions of subsection (2), the Commissioner-General on being informed in writing by the Agrarian Development Council of such default, shall cause the Agrarian Tribunal of the area to hold an inquiry in respect of such default.

(4)

Where the Agrarian Tribunal determines that any person has defaulted in the payment of the costs of survey required to be paid by him under subsection (2), the Tribunal shall order such person to pay such costs to the Agrarian

Development Council before a specified date. Copies of such order shall be sent to the Commissioner-General and the

Agrarian Development Council.

(5)

When any person defaults in the payment of the costs he is ordered to pay under subsection (4), the Agrarian

Development Council or any officer authorised in that behalf by the Council may apply to the Magistrate’s Court within whose jurisdiction such person resides for the recovery of such costs in the same manner as a fine imposed by such court and the costs so recovered shall be paid to the Agrarian

Development Council.

(6)

A certificate of the Agrarian Tribunal that the sum of money specified therein is due to be paid to the Agrarian

Development Council as costs of survey by the person specified therein shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

Read on from s 56

Part VII

Irrigation Work and the Management of Irrigation Water

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

General Provisions

Read on from Part VIII

Schedules