Agrarian Development Act 2000 · As enacted · Part VI · Agrarian Development Councils
60. Establishment of the Farmers Organisations District Federation
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
There may be established a Farmers’
Organisation District Federation for each district by the
Agrarian Development Councils which have been established within such district. Every such Farmers’ Organisation District
Federation may be registered under a name to be designated by the Commissioner-General.
Every Agrarian Developmetn Council in a district shall elect two representatives to the Farmers’ Organisation District
Federation established for that District.
There shall be appointed by the Commissioner-General to every Farmers’ Organisation District Federation such number of persons as are connected to the field of agriculture in the district, to represent government departments and public corporations in the Federation. Such person shall not be entitled to vote at meetings of the Farmers’ Organisations
District Federation.
From and after the date of registration of a Farmers
Organisation District Federation under subsection (1), such
Federation shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be able to sue and be sued in the name under which it has been registered.
No act or proceeding of a Farmers’ Organisation
District Federation shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy among its members.
Every Farmers’ Organisation District Federation shall cause a meeting of its members to be held annually.
The Commissioner-General shall appoint a Co-ordinating Secretary to every Farmers’ Organisation District
Federation.
Regulations may be made in respect of the duration of the term of office of members of the Federation, the vacation of office by such members, meetings of the Federation and the procedure to be followed at such meetings.
Part VII
Irrigation Work and the Management of Irrigation Water
Part VIII