10. Amendment of section 25 of the principal enactment

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

Section 25 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(a)

by the insertion immediately before the definition of the expression “partition action” of the following definitions :—

‘ “coconut estate” means a coconut estate of not less than four hectares in extent which, under the

Coconut Development Act, No. 46 of 1971, is or is deemed to be an estate registered under that Act ;

“local authority” means any Municipal Council, Urban

Council or Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any authority created and established by or under any law to exercise, perform and discharge powers, duties and functions corresponding to or similar to the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council or

Sabha;’;

(b)

in the definition of the expression “rubber estate”, by the substitution for the words “forty hectares”, of the words “twenty hectares” ; and

(c)

in the definition of the expression “tea estate”, by the substitution for the words “forty hectares”, of the words “twenty hectares”.

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