Section No : Legislative Enactments SRI LANKA LAND RECLAMATION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation.* (* The short title of this Act has been subsequently altered to "Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation " by Act No. 52 of 1982. See Volume 1 of the 1985 Supplement to the Revised Edition.)2. Declaration of Reclamation and Development Areas by Order of the Minister and effect of such declaration. 2A. Prohibition against filling or developing a Reclamation and Development Area. [3,35 of 2006] [2, 13 of 2021]2B. Declaration of an area as low lying marshy, waste or swampy. [3,35 of 2006] [3, 13 of 2021]3. Vesting in the Board of lands which are situated within the jurisdiction of local authorities and which comprise Reclamation and Development Areas. 3A. Vesting of State Land in the Corporation. [3,27 of 1976] 4. Compulsory acquisition of any kind which comprises a Reclamation and Development Area and which is not vested in the local authority within the jurisdiction of which that land is situated.[ 6,52 of 1982] 4A. Declaration of canal reservations. [5,35 of 2006] [4, 13 of 2021]4B. Right to sell land vested in or acquired by The Corporation. [ 4, Law 27 of 1976] [4,35 of 2006] [6,35 of 2006]4C. The Corporation shall pay to the local authority or the Land Commissioner the reclaimed "Blue of land vested.[ 4, Law 27 of 1976] [4,35 of 2006]5. Establishment of the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation. [3, 11 of 2019]6. Members of the Corporation. [5, 13 of 2021]7. Chairman of the Corporation, 8. Objects of the Corporation. [ 8,52 of 1982]9. General powers of the Corporation. [ 9,52 of 1982] [ 37,49 of 2011] [6, 13 of 2021]9A. Corporation to carry out any activity entrusted to it by the Cabinet or Ministers. [ 10,52 of 1982] 10. Borrowing powers of the Corporation. 11. Capital of the Corporation.[ 6, Law 27 of 1976] 12. Seal of the Corporation. 13. Procedure at meetings of the Corporation. 14. Appointment of officers and servants. 15. Fund of the Corporation. 16. Accounts of the Corporation. 17. Audit. 18. Documents to be transmitted to the Minister and to be placed before Parliament. 19. Compulsory acquisition of any land other than land referred to in section 4 or any interest in such land for any purpose of the Corporation. 20. Special grant or lease of State properly to the Corporation. 20A. Procedure for application for restraining Order. [8, 35 of 2006] [7, 13 of 2021]20B. Certificate of chief executive officer to be prima facie evidence of the facts therein.[8,35 of 2006]20C. Pollution of canals an offence.[8,35 of 2006] [8, 13 of 2021]20D. Procedure to be followed by a police officer [9, 13 of 2021]20E. Offences committed by a body of persons or a partnership [9, 13 of 2021]21. Minister's directions to the Corporation. 22. Power to enter land or premises. 22A. Penalty for offence for which no penalty is prescribed. [9,35 of 2006] [10, 13 of 2021]23. Power of Minister to modify certain written laws. 24. Effect of other laws. 25. Amendment of schedules. 26. Revocation by Parliament of Orders under section 23 and section 25. 26A. Officers and servants of the Corporation deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code. [Cap. 25] [12,52 of 1982] 26B. Corporation deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. [Cap. 36] [12,52 of 1982]27. Regulations. 28. Interpretation.
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