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National Building Research Institute Act 2025 · As enacted · Part V · General Provisions

25. Acquisition of land or a servitude over a land for the Institute under the Land Acquisition Act

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

Where any land or any servitude over a land is required by the Institute for the purpose of construction or maintenance of an ofﬁ ce of the Institute established under this Act, such purpose shall, for the purpose of the Land

Acquisition Act (Chapter 460), be deemed to be a public purpose and such land or servitude may be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act by the Government for the Institute and the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act shall apply to and in relation to such acquisition.

(2)

Any sum payable for the acquisition of such land or servitude under the Land Acquisition Act (Chapter 460) for the Institute shall be paid out of the Fund of the Institute.

(3)

Where any state land is required for the purpose of the

Institute, such purpose shall be deemed to be a purpose for which a special grant or lease of such property may be made under section 6 of the Crown Lands Ordinance (Chapter 454)

and, accordingly, the provisions of that Ordinance shall apply to the special grant or lease of that property.

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