25. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires-" partition action" means an action under the Partition Act; " rubber estate " means a rubber estate of not less than one hundred acres in extent which, under the Rubber Control Act is or is deemed to be an estate registered under that Act; " tea estate " means a tea estate of not less than one hundred acres in extent which, under the Tea Control Act*, is or is deemed to be an estate registered under that Act; " the Board " means the Tea and Rubber Estates (Control of Fragmentation) Board established under this Act; and " transfer of ownership ", with reference to any tea or rubber estate, means the transfer of ownership of such estate or any portion thereof by sale, exchange or gift other than a gift by a testamentary disposition. Shall not apply. Section 5 shall have effect as if, for subsection (1) and subsection (2) of that section, the following subsections were substituted: -
| " (1) Where a determination under section 21 (2) of the Tea and Rubber Estates (Control of Fragmentation) Act of 1958 in respect of a tea or rubber estate is published in the Gazette, the Minister shall make a written declaration that such estate is needed for a public purpose and will be acquired under this Act, and shall direct the acquiring officer of the province or district in which such estate is situated to cause such declaration in the Sinhala, Tamil and English languages to be published in the Gazette and exhibited in some conspicuous places on or near such estate. |
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| (2) A declaration made under subsection (1) in respect of any tea or rubber estate shall be conclusive evidence that such estate is land needed for a public purpose. " |
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* Repealed by Act No. 51 of 1957. |
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