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Agrarian Development Act (No. 46 of 2000) - Sect 52

Function of Agrarian Development Councils

52.
(1) Every Agrarian Development Council shall before every cultivation season formulate an agricultural programme for its Agrarian Development area and prepare necessary development plans. A copy of same shall be submitted to the Divisional Agriculture Committee.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) an Agriculture Development Council shall have the power"
(i) to acquire, hold, take or give on lease or hire, mortgage, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of. any movable or immovable properly :
(ii) subject to the provisions of subsection (1) to impose on. and recover from the owner cultivators or occupiers of any agricultural land within its area of authority, an acreage tax based on the extent of such agricultural land, and to recover other charges for services rendered under this Act :
(iii) to form Farmers' People's Companies :
(iv) to purchase shares in Farmers'Peoples Companies;
(v) assist and encourage farmers to maintain farmers market places ;
(vi) to promote Farmers' Organisations and small farmer groups :
(vii) to educate Farmers' Organisations and agriculturists by means of workshops ;
(viii) to act as a guaranter for registered Farmers' Organisations which obtain loans from prescribed banks or from State institutions ;
(ix) to give advances in money to registered Farmers' Organisations as approved by the Commissioner-General ;
(x) to give loans, to registered Farmers' Organisations or to groups of small farmers or to owner cultivators or occupiers of agricultural land, within its area of authority ;
(xi) to act as agents of commercial organisations or companies engaged in agricultural activities ;
(xii) to implement programmes initiated by the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Agriculture ;
(xiii) to maintain an account in a prescribed bank and to operate such account in accordance with instructions issued from time to time by the Commissioner-General ;
(xiv) to utilise its funds to repair, maintain and develop irrigation works within its area of authority ;
(xv) to provide financial assistance to trained officers and farmers with a view to developing agriculture.

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