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Legislative Enactments TEA AND RUBBER ESTATES (CONTROL OF FRAGMENTATION) Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the Tea, Rubber and Coconut Estates (Control of Fragmentation) Act. 2. Date of operation. 3. Transfer of ownership of a tea, rubber or coconut estate to be null and void in certain circumstances. 4. Partition by deed of a tea, rubber or coconut estate to be null and void in certain circumstances. 5. Punishment for non compliance with provisions sections 3 (4), of 3 (5), 4 (3) and 4(4). 6. Control of institution and entertainment of partition action in respect of a tea, rubber or coconut estate. 7. Mortgage of part of a tea, rubber or coconut estate as a divided lot to be null and void. 8. Circumstances in which the Board shall grant consent to the transfer of ownership or the partition by deed of, or to the institution of a partition action in respect of, a tea, rubber or coconut estate. 9. Prohibition of registration of certain estates and small holdings, under, the Tea Control Act, No.51 of 1957, and the Rubber Control Act. [ 2, 10 of 1983] 10. Tea rubber and coconut Estates (control of Fragmentation) Board.[5, 20 of 2005] 11. Applications to the Board. 12. Staff and meetings of the board. 12A. Establishment of a Fund [7, 20 of 2005] 12B. Audit of Accounts of the Fund. [7, 20 of 2005] 13. Communication of decisions of the Board. 14. Certificates of consent. 15. Appeals from decisions of the board. 16. Investigations and reports.[6, 20 of 2005] 17. Expenses incurred in connection with meetings of the Board and investigations and reports, and emoluments of staff.[8, 20 of 2005] 18. Furnishing of information and production of evidence required by the Board for the consideration of applications. 19. Inspection of a tea, rubber or coconut estate to which an application relates, & c. 20. Punishment for contravention of section 18 (2) or section 19(2). 21. Acquisition of a tea, rubber or coconut estate under the Land Acquisition Act. 22. Administration of tea, rubber or coconut estates acquired by the State in accordance with the provisions of section 21. 23. Sanction of the Board required for prosecutions for offences under this Act. 23A. "Prohibition of approval of blocking out plans by certain officers of localauthorities without a certificate from the Board. [9, 20 of 2005] 24. Regulations. 25. Interpretation. [12, 10 of 1983] [10, 20 of 2005]