Section No : 1980 Revised version COLOMBO DISTRICT (LOW-LYING AREAS) RECLAMATION AND DEVELOPMENT BOARDMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Colombo District (Low-tying Areas) Reclamation and Development Board Act.* (* The short title of this Act has been subsequently altered to "Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Act " 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. 3. Vesting in the Boards 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 Board. [ 3, Law 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. 4A. Right to sell land vested in or acquired by The Board. [ 4, Law 27 of 1976.] 4B. The Board shall pay to the local authority or the Land Commissioner the reclaimed "Blue of land vested, [ 4, Law 27 of 1976.] 5. Establishment of the Colombo District (Low-lying Areas) Reclamation and Development Board. 6. Members of the Board. 7. Chairman of the Board. 8. Objects of the Board. 9. General powers of the Board. 10. Borrowing powers of the Board. 11. Capital of the Board.[ 6, Law 27 of 1976.] 12. Seal of the Board.13. Procedure at meetings of the Board. 14. Appointment of officers and servants. 15. Fund of the Board. 16. Accounts of the Board. 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 Board. 20. Special grant or lease of State properly to the Board. 21. Minister's directions to the Board. 22. Power to enter land or premises. 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. 27. Regulations. 28. Interpretation,