37. Acquisition of property for contractors

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

(1)

Where any land or any servitude in a land is required by the contractor for petroleum operations conducted or proposed to be conducted by him under a

Petroleum Resources Agreement, a Joint Study Agreement, an Exploration Licence, a Development Licence or a Unit

Development Licence as the case may be, he shall notify the

Authority of such requirement.

(2)

Where such land or servitude therein is required by the Authority for the purpose of the Authority, such land or servitude therein may be acquired under the Land

Acquisition Act (Chapter 460) by the Government or

Authority and the provisions of that Act shall mutatis mutandis apply for the purpose of acquisition of that land or servitude therein. Such land or servitude therein shall, for the purposes of the Land Acquisition Act, be deemed to be required for a public purpose.

(3)

Any sum payable for the acquisition of any such land or servitude therein under the Land Acquisition Act, shall be paid by the contractor.

(4)

Where any State land is required for the purpose of the

Authority, 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 a special grant or lease of that property to the Authority.

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