State Lands Ordinance
The State Lands Ordinance No. 8 of 1947 (implemented in 1949) is a legislation in Sri Lanka that was enacted in the last days of the British Colonial Government of Ceylon and implemented in post-independence Ceylon to regulate the administration, disposition, and management of all lands vested in the Crown. The law provided procedures for the granting, leasing, licensing, and disposal of Crown lands by the Governor-General (later the President) and the Land Commissioner to administer and enforce land policies.[1][2]
See also
- Land Development Ordinance
- Dry Zone Settlements in Sri Lanka
- Gal Oya Scheme
- Mahaweli Development Programme
References
- ↑ Paranage, K. (2018). "The consequences of restricting rights to land: understanding the impact of state-land tenure policies in Sri Lanka". Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy. 14 (1): 46–54. Bibcode:2018SSPP...14...46P. doi:10.1080/15487733.2018.1545556.
- ↑ "State Lands Ordinance". lawnet.gov.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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