Land Betterment Charges Law (No. 28 of 1976)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Land betterment charges to be levied on lands within certain areas

2. Subject as hereinafter provided, a charge to be known as the land betterment charge shall be levied on -

(a) every land situated within an area declared to be a betterment area by an Order made under section 3; and

(b) every agricultural land situated within an area declared to be a benefited area by an Order made under section 17.