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| (1) Where any land is being acquired for the purposes of a local authority and the preliminary valuation of that land made by the Chief Valuer of the Government does not exceed the specified sum, the immediate possession of such land on the ground of urgency, within the meaning of the proviso to section 38 of the Land Acquisition Act, shall be deemed to have become necessary, and accordingly the Minister in charge of the subject of Crown lands may make an Order of possession under the aforesaid section 38 of that Act. |
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| (2) In sub-section (1) " specified sum " means-
| | (a) in the case of an acquisition for the purposes of a Village Council or a Town Council, twenty-five thousand rupees; | | |
| | (b) in the case of an acquisition for the purposes of an Urban Council, seventy-five thousand rupees; and | | |
| | (c) in the case of an acquisition for the purposes of a Municipal Council, one hundred thousand rupees. | | |
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| (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not be construed to limit in any way the powers of the Minister in charge of the subject of Crown lands to make any Order of possession of any land on the ground of any urgency under section 38 of the Land Acquisition Act which he may lawfully make under that section, whether such land is being acquired for the purposes of a local authority or not |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts