View All - 1999 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances AGRICULTURAL AND AGRARIAN INSURANCE ACTMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Act, No. 20 of 1999 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as "the appointed date")2. Establishment of the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board. 3. Constitution of the Board. 4. Chairman of the Board. 5. Quorum and Procedure at Meetings. 6. Seal of the Board. 7. Functions of the Board. 8. Powers of the Board. 9. Staff of the Board. 10. Officers and servants of the Board deemed to be public servants. 11. The Board deemed to be a Scheduled institution under the Bribery Act. 12. Powers of the Minister in relation to the Board. 13. Determination and payment of premium. 14. Loss Claim. 15. Voidance of Insurance. 16. Assignment of insurance policy by way of security for loan. 17. Deductions from money Payable under insurance policy. 18. Award. 19. Appeals against rejection of claims &c. 20. Reinsurance. 21. Power of inspection of lands in which specified crops are raised. 22. Power to direct an insured person to take measures to prevent damage to insured land. 23. Capital of the Board. 24. Fund of the Board. 25. Borrowing powers of the Board. 26. Investment of the Funds of the Board. 27. Accounts and Balance sheet. 28. Audit of Accounts. 29. This Act to prevail over other written law. 30. Protection of action. 31. Property of the Republic both immovable and movable to be made available, to the Board and acquisition of immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act for the Board. 32. Regulations. 33. Repeal and transitional provisions. 34. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 35. Interpretation.