Land Development (Amendment)

Land Development (Amendment) AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND TO VALIDATE ACTS HERETOFORE DONE UNDER THAT ORDINANCE BY CERTAIN OFFICERS. BE It enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Representatives of Ceylon in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: – Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Land Development (Amendment) Act, No. 21 of 1971. Amendment of section, 2 of Chapter 464. 2. Section. 2 of the Land Development Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as the ” principal enactment “, is hereby amended in the definition of ” Government Agent ” , by the substitution, for the words ” Assistant Government Agent;”, of the words ” Additional Government Agent, Assistant Government Agent and Additional Assistant Government Agent;”. Amendment of section 6 of the principal enactment. 3. Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in sub-section (2) of that section, by the substitution, for the ” under this Ordinance. “, of the won is ” under this Ordinance or any regulation made there under.”. Retrospective effect of the amendment made in the principal enactment by section 3. 4. The amendment made in the principal enactment by section 3 shall be deemed to have come into force on the date on which that enactment came into force. Validation of certain permits issued, and of certain acts or things done, prior to the commencement of this Act. 5. (1) Where, prior to the date of commencement of this Act, any permit under the principal enactment has been issued or endorsed by an officer appointed Under Sub-section (1) of section 6 of that enactment or any other act or thing has been done by such officer, such permit or other act or thing, shall, at all times, be deemed to be and to have been validly and properly issued, endorsed or done by such officer under the principal enactment as amended by section 3 of this Act. (2) Where, prior to the date of the commencement of this Act, any permit under the principal enactment has been signed or endorsed by any officer, other than an officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 6, such permit shall, at all times, be deemed to be and to have been as valid and effectual as if it had been signed or endorsed by the Government Agent.