නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
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”.