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| (1) Where the tenant cultivator of any extent of paddy land instead of paying the rent for such extent directly to the landlord of such extent or to his authorised agent pays it to the Agrarian Development Council within whose area of authority such extent is wholly or mainly situate, such Council shall"
| | (a) if such rent is paid in money, cause the amount of such rent to be transmitted to such landlord or to his authorized agent, as the case may be ; or | | |
| | (b) if such rent is paid in paddy, cause to be sent to such landlord or to his authorised agent, as the case may be, a written notice sent by registered post requesting him to take delivery of such paddy within thirty days of the date of such notice ; and | | |
| | (c) deduct from such rent any expenses incurred by such Council in the handling of such rent, | | |
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| (2) Where the rent for any extent of paddy land is paid in paddy to the Agrarian Development Council within whose area such extern is wholly or mainly situate, and such rent is not claimed by the person entitled thereto within thirty days of the date of the notice sent to him under subsection (1). such Council may cause the paddy to be sold and shall cause the proceeds of the sale to he transmitted to such persons. |
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| (3) Where any sum of money transmitted (otherwise than by money order or postal order to any person under this section by the Agrarian Development Council within whose area such extent is wholly or mainly situate is not claimed by such person within one year after the date on which such sum was transmitted, such sum shall be paid into the Agrarian Development Fund by such Council and no person thereafter shall be entitled to demand or receive such sum or the rent which such sum represents. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts