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| (1) The Board shall grant its consent-
| | (a) to the transfer of ownership of a tea or rubber estate which does not involve the division of such estate into a number of lots; | | |
| | (b) to the transfer of ownership of a tea or rubber estate which involves the division of such estate into a number of lots, or to the partition by deed of a tea or rubber estate, or to the institution of a partition action in respect of a tea or rubber estate,-
| | | (i) if all the lots into which such estate is to be divided or partitioned, or all those lots except such one of them as is not less than 100 acres in extent, are to be used for an object which is declared to |
| (ii) if, in the opinion of the Board, the agricultural condition of such estate is already so unsatisfactory that its division or partition into lots is not likely to affect such condition adversely; or |
| (iii) if each of the lots into which such estate is to be divided or partitioned is not less than 500 acres in extent in the case of tea and 250 acres in extent in the case of rubber, and such division or partition will not, in the opinion of the Board, adversely affect the agricultural condition or the efficiency of management of the property. |
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| (2) The Board may subject any consent granted under subsection (1) to such conditions as the Board may determine. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts