| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Agrarian Development Act. No. 46 of 2000. |
| 2.
| | Paddy lands cultivated by a tenant cultivator to be offered for sale to tenant cultivators. |
| 3.
| | Transfer and cession of rights of tenant cultivator. |
| 4.
| | Exemption of paddy lands owned by temple from tenant cultivators rights, |
| 5.
| | Order determining the maximum extent of paddy land. |
| 6.
| | Where the lessee of a paddy land should be deemed be a tenant cultivator. |
| 7.
| | Right of tenant cultivators ; provision in regard to certain evicted tenants of paddy lands ; and restriction of eviction of tenants of paddy lands. |
| 8.
| | Procedure for eviction. |
| 9.
| | Rent to be determined by the Commissioner -general. |
| 10.
| | Consequence of failure by tenant cultivator to pay rent. |
| 11.
| | when rent is not payable. |
| 12.
| | Time and place for paying rent and when rent commence to be in arrears. |
| 13.
| | Tenant cultivator to inform landlord of the dates of harvesting and removal of paddy. |
| 14.
| | To whom the rent is payable. |
| 15.
| | Provision applicable where rent is paid through the Agrarian Development Council to the landlord or to his authorized agent. |
| 16.
| | Receipts to be given for payment of rent. |
| 17.
| | Insert to be in paid on rent in arrears. |
| 18.
| | Recovery of rent and interest in arrears. |
| 19.
| | Fixing of compensation to be paid to the tenant cultivator. |
| 20.
| | Application of Land Acquisition Act. |
| 21.
| | Particulars of land to be submitted by landlord and the tenant cultivator. |
| 22.
| | Duties of owner cultivator or occupiers relating to the cultivation and management of agricultural land, |
| 23.
| | issuing supervision orders. |
| 24.
| | Compensation to be paid in respect of agriculture land which is not properly cultivated. |
| 25.
| | Appointment of Supervision Committees. |
| 26.
| | Issuing of order of Dispossession. |
| 27.
| | Cultivation of land subject to a dispute. |
| 28.
| | The commissioner may decide that certain land is a paddy land. |
| 29.
| | Identification of paddy lands which can be cultivated with paddy and other crops. |
| 30.
| | Every paddy land which can be cultivated with paddy shall be utilised for the cultivation of paddy. |
| 31.
| | The Commissioner-General and the officers to have the power to inspect agriculture land to find out the purpose for which such land is used. |
| 32.
| | Using a paddy land for a purpose other than an agricultural cultivation without the permission of the Commissioner- General to be punishable. |
| 33.
| | Filling up of paddy land or utilising paddy land for any purpose other than cultivation. |
| 34.
| | Paddy lands should not be used for purpose of other than agriculture cultivation. |
| 35.
| | Rent to be paid in respect of other agricultural crops. |
| 36.
| | Permission given to obtain mineral resources in paddy land. |
| 37.
| | Establishment of the Land Bank . |
| 38.
| | Appointment of Commissioner- General. Additional Commissioner- General Deputy Commissioners Assistant Commissioners and Divisional |
| 39.
| | Establishment of Agrarian Tribunals. |
| 40.
| | The decision of the Agrarian Tribunal. |
| 41.
| | When the decision of an Agrarian Tribunal shall be executed. |
| 42.
| | Right of Appeal. |
| 43.
| | Establishment of Farmers Organisations. |
| 44.
| | Commissioner-General may examine accounts of Farmers' . |
| 45.
| | Farmers' Organisations to have the power to obtain loan facilities. |
| 46.
| | Small groups or farmers. |
| 47.
| | Farmers' Organisation to appoint a member to the Agrarian Development Council. |
| 48.
| | Farmers' Organisation to assist the Agrarian Development Council. |
| 49.
| | Farmers' Organisations to submit information of owner cultivators and occupiers to Agrarian Development Councils. |
| 50.
| | Cancellation of Registration. |
| 51.
| | Establishment of Agrarian Development Councils. |
| 52.
| | Function of Agrarian Development Councils. |
| 53.
| | Registers of Agricultural lands. |
| 54.
| | Agriculturalists to give information to Agrarian Development Council. |
| 55.
| | Survey of agriculture land. |
| 56.
| | Recovery of acreage tax. |
| 57.
| | Loans given by Farmers Organisations and by Agrarian Development Councils to be recoverable. |
| 58.
| | Audit and accounts. |
| 59.
| | Auditor of Accounts of Agrarian Development Council . |
| 60.
| | Establishment the Farmer Organisation District Federation. |
| 61.
| | The powers and functions of Farmers' Organisations District Federation. |
| 62.
| | Membership fees &c. |
| 63.
| | Maintaining of accounts of a Farmers' Organisation District Federation. |
| 64.
| | Establishment of Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federations. |
| 65.
| | Establishment of Sri Lanka National Farmers-Organisation Federation. |
| 66.
| | Sri Lanka National Farmers Organisations Federation may obtain membership fees &c. |
| 67.
| | The powers and function of Sri-Lanka National Farmers' Organisations Federation, |
| 68.
| | Provisions for the maintenance of an of examination accounts of the Sri Lanka National Farmers' Organisation Federations. |
| 69.
| | Farmers' Organisation, Agrarian Development Council. Farmers' Organisation District Federations Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federations the Sri Lanka National Farmers' Organisation Federations exempt from stamp duty and fees. |
| 70.
| | Farmers Organisations Agrarian Development Councils. Farmers' Organisation District Federation, Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federation and Sri Lanka National Farmers Organisation Federation exempted from the Inland Revenue Act. |
| 71.
| | Application of Bribery Act. |
| 72.
| | Officers' and Servants of Farmers' Organisations Agrarian Development Council. Farmers Organisation District Federation, Farmers' Organisation Provincial Federation, and Sri Lanka National Farmers Organisation Federation to be deemed to be public officers. |
| 73.
| | No suit to lie against member or servant of Farmers' Organisations, Agrarian Development Councils, Farmers' Organisation District Federation Farmers' Organisations Provincial Federations or the Sri Lanka National Farmers' Organisation Federation. |
| 74.
| | The powers and functions of Agricultural Research and Production Assistants, |
| 75.
| | Agrarian Development Council to issue identity cards. |
| 76.
| | Commissioner- General may call for information. |
| 77.
| | Power of the Commissioner-General. |
| 78.
| | Commissioner- General subject to the general direction of the Minister, |
| 79.
| | Persons authorised to prosecute. |
| 80.
| | Commissioner-General to have powers of a District Court. |
| 81.
| | Supervision and administration of irrigation work to be under the Farmers' Organisation. |
| 82.
| | Farmers Organization to be informed of any construction projects &c. |
| 83.
| | interference with the protection of irrigation work. |
| 84.
| | Allowing the flow of waste matter to paddy lands or watercourses. |
| 85.
| | offence relating to dumping of waste matter into paddy lands and watercourses. |
| 86.
| | Meetings of the Owner cultivators and occupiers. |
| 87.
| | Action to be taken when it is contrary to any custom or rule relating to the field agriculture. |
| 88.
| | Agrarian Development Council to make advances. |
| 89.
| | Procedure to be followed in digging wells for cultivation. |
| 90.
| | Interference with cultivation rights of owner cultivation or occupier. |
| 91.
| | Right of owners of agricultural land not exceeding half an acre. |
| 92.
| | Action to be taken regarding stray animals. |
| 93.
| | Remuneration to employees. |
| 94.
| | Compulsory acquisition of agricultural land. |
| 95.
| | Regulations, |
| 96.
| | Penalty. |
| 97.
| | Agrarian Development Fund. |
| 98.
| | This Act to prevail over other written Law. |
| 99.
| | Repeal of Act No. 58 of 1979. |
| 100.
| | Sinhala text to Prevail in case of inconsistancy. |
| 101.
| | Interpretation, |