851/2023
Hon. Gamini Waleboda,— To ask the Minister of Tourism and Lands,—
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether he is aware that high-ups of the government have stated that authority over lands should be vested in the Provincial Councils according to the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution;
(ii) whether arrangements have been made to assign to the Provincial Councils the authority in respect of lands, which rests with the central government at present;
(iii) if so, in such case, what new laws and regulations a settler of one province will have to follow in purchasing a land situated in another province;
(iv) whether any Provincial Council gets the power to sell or lease out lands within its area to foreigners or foreign companies in such a situation; and
(v) whether a Provincial Council gets the right to adopt such powers in its discretion?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2023-05-26
Asked by
Hon. Gamini Waleboda, M.P.
Ministry
Tourism and Lands
Legislature
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
4
Details of Land rights stipulated under the provisions of 13th Amendment to the Constitution
Answered Date
2023-08-08
Answered by
Hon. Harin Fernando, M.P.
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