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| (1) A tenant cultivator of any extent of paddy land, after giving written notice of his intention so to do to the landlord of such extent and to the Cultivation Committee within, whose local "jurisdiction such extent wholly or mainly lies, may,-
| | (a) if he cultivates such extent either jointly or in rotation with any other tenant cultivator or cultivators, transfer his rights In respect of such extent to any other such tenant cultivator who Is a citizen of Sri Lanka or to such Cultivation. Committee and not to any other person; and | | |
| | (b) if he does not cultivate such extent either jointly or In rotation with any other tenant cultivator or cultivators, transfer his rights in respect of such extent to his spouse or to any person who is a citizen of Sri Lanka and who is such one of the relatives of the tenant cultivator as is mentioned in the Schedule to this Law or to such Cultivation Committee and not to any other person. | | |
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| (2) A tenant cultivator of any extent of paddy land may with the written sanction of the Tribunal given after such inquiries as it may deem necessary, cede his rights in respect of such extent to his landlord if such landlord is also the owner of such extent. Any cession of such rights made without the written sanction of the Tribunal shall be null and void. |
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| (3) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions of this section, where, in respect of any extent of paddy land, there is a registered nomination of a successor made by the tenant cultivator of such extent, a transfer or a cession under this section of the rights of such tenant cultivator shall not be valid unless and until such nomination is duly cancelled and such cancellation is duly registered. |
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