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| (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Crown Lands Ordinance or any other written law, where the Minister considers that any State land is required by the Railways Authority for the purposes of discharging its functions, the Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Lands, by Order (hereinafter in this Act referred to as a "Vesting Order") published in the Gazette, vest such land in the Railways Authority with effect from such date as shall be specified in the Order, subject to such restrictions or conditions, if any, as may be specified therein. |
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| (2) A Vesting Order shall, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified therein have the effect of giving the Railways Authority absolute title to any land specified in such Vesting Order, free from all encumbrances. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts