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| (1) The partition of a tea or rubber estate effected on or after the appointed day by deed by agreement of the co-owners of such estate shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (2), be null and void unless-
| | (a) a certificate of the consent of the Board to such partition has been previously obtained by such co-owners, and | | |
| | (b) such partition is effected in accordance with the conditions, if any, subject to which such consent has been granted. | | |
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| (2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to the partition of a tea or rubber estate effected by deed by agreement of the co-owners of such estate if the right, title and interest of such co-owners to or in such estate have devolved on them under the law of intestate succession or under a testamentary disposition. |
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| (3) Where a certificate of consent is issued by the Board in respect of the partition by deed of a tea or rubber estate, such certificate shall be attached to such deed, and the notary attesting such deed shall in his attestation state that such certificate has been issued in respect of such partition and specify the number, if any, and the date of issue of such certificate. |
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| (4) A notary who attests a deed effecting the partition of a tea or rubber estate on or after the appointed day shall deliver or transmit a copy of such deed to the Secretary of the Board on or before the fifteenth day of the month next succeeding that in which such deed is attested by him. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts