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| (1) where if becomes necessary for the Government or any person, body or authority, for the purpose of carrying out or assisting in the carrying out of any urban development project, to take possession of any particular land or any land in any area in respect of which an Order under or purporting to be under section 2 of this Act has been published, it shall be lawful for the Government or any such person, body or authority, to take steps under the provisions of the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act. No. 7 of 1979, and accordingly
| | (a) the expression " State land " as defined in such Act shall include any land vested in or belonging to any such person, body or authority or which such person, body or authority is entitled to dispose of; and | | |
| | (b) the expression such person or competent authority " shall include principal executive officer of such body or authority. | | |
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| (2) Every application under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act, No. 7 of 1979, in respect of any particular land or any land in any area in respect of which an Order under or purporting to be under section 2 of this Act has been published, shall be finally disposed of within thirty days of the making of such application, and the court shall make all such orders as are necessary to ensure that all persons are ejected from that land within sixty days of the making of such application. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts