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| (1) In an undeveloped area 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 an undeveloped area, 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 purposes 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 an undeveloped area 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 an undeveloped area for any of its purposes or reserve any such land for future use. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts