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| (1) The rent in respect of any extent of paddy land shall be paid by the tenant cultivator of such extent to the landlord of such extent or to his authorized agent either directly or through the Agricultural Productivity Committee within whose local jurisdiction such extent wholly or mainly lies. |
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| (2) Where there are two or more landlords of an extent of paddy land., they shall appoint a person for the purpose of collecting the rent from the tenant cultivator of such extent, and shall in writing notify the name and address of the person appointed for such purpose to the Agricultural Productivity Committee within whose local jurisdiction such extent wholly or mainly lies, and, if no such appointment is made, such rent shall be paid, directly or through such Committee, to the person., if any, who customarily collects such rent for such landlord, If there is no person entitled to collect such rent or if there is any dispute as to the proportion in which such rent should be paid to such landlord or as to the person to whom such rent should be paid, such rent computed in money in accordance with the provisions of this Law shall be paid by such tenant cultivator to such Committee and such Committee shall pay such amount less any expenses incurred by such Committee in handling such rent to the District Court or the Court of Bequests within whose local jurisdiction such extent wholly or mainly lies, according as to such amount exceeds or does not exceed seven hundred and fifty rupees to be drawn by the person or persons entitled thereto. Where such amount or any portion thereof is not drawn by the person or persons entitled thereto within one year after the date on Which such sum was paid to court, such court shall cause such sum to be paid into the Agricultural Productivity Fund and no person thereafter shall be entitled to demand or receive such amount or the rent which such amount represents. |
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| (3) Where an Agricultural Productivity Committee is empowered by any provision of this Law to deduct any sum due from the landlord of any extent of paddy land from the rent payable by a tenant cultivator shall, upon being and so long as he is ordered in writing by such Committee to do so, pay the rent to such Committee, and such Committee shall deduct such sum from the rent in such manner as such Committee shall determine, and pay the balance of the rent, if any, to such landlord and shall furnish him with a detailed statement of deductions made from the rent. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts