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14. Amendment of section 53 of the principal enactment

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

Section 53 of the principal enactment is hereby amended—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (3) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following:-

“(3) An application to amend the

Agricultural Lands Register by entering the name of a new tenant cultivator, in the case of decision of a

Review shall be executed.

the death or permanent disability of the tenant cultivator of an extent of paddy land included in the Register shall be made in writing to the

Commissioner-General, accompanied by a letter from the owner consenting to the registration of the applicant as the tenant cultivator in respect of that extent of paddy land, and the

Commissioner-General shall make order thereon:

Provided however, where the applicant proves to the satisfection of the Commissioner-General that he is the successor in terms of the provisions of section 1D or 1E, to the tenancy rights of the deceased or permanently disabled tenant cultivator, the Commissioner-General shall make such order notwithstanding the consent of the owner.”;

(2)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (3)

thereof of the following subsection:—

(3A)

The Commissioner-General shall take steps to conduct annually, a census of the tenant cultivators of paddy lands with a view to annually updating the Agricultural Lands

Registers.”;

(3)

by the repeal of subsection (8) thereof.