18. Interpretation

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

In this Act unless the context otherwise require—

“registered Society” means a Tea Small Holdings

Development Society registered by the Tea Small

Holding Development Authority under section 17A (4)

of the Tea Small Holdings Development Law, No. 35

of 1975 as amended by Act No. 36 of 1991 and Act

No. 21 of 1997 ;

“Small Holding” in relation to tea, means an area of land which is less than fifty acres in extent and on which tea plants are grown, and the expression “Smallholder”

shall be construed accordingly.