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| (1) In the Area of Authority the Board shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Part XI of the Crown Lands Ordinance, be the sole authority responsible for and charged with the administration of that Ordinance, and accordingly, every reference in any provision of that Ordinance, to the Land Commissioner or any other officer of Government entrusted with any duties in respect of Crown lands shall, for the purposes of the application of that Ordinance in the Area of Authority, be deemed to be a reference to the Board or to any such officer of the Board as may be authorized by the Board for the purpose of that provision. |
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| (2) The Board shall, notwithstanding anything in any other written law, be the sole authority for making recommendations to the Minister in regard to the exercise of such powers of the Governor-General in the Area of Authority as are conferred by the Crown Lands Ordinance, or by any other written law relating to Crown lands. |
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| (3) The Board may use any Crown land in the Area of Authority for any of its purposes or reserve any such land for future use. |
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| (4) Every lease of any Crown land, whether with or without buildings, within the Area of Authority granted prior to the appointed date and subsisting on that date shall be deemed to be a lease granted by the Board and may be enforced or acted upon as fully and effectually as if the Board had been a party to such lease. |
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| (5) Where under any written law or agreement it is necessary to grant any Crown land within the Area of Authority on lease to any person, such land shall be granted on lease to such person by the Board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts