Resumption of State Land (Anuradhapura Preservation Board) Law.

The Law provides for the restitution of land alienated before 17 July 1973 by the Anuradhapura preservation Board, on which land there are no permanent constructions, by means of a vesting order served to the persons actually occupying said land. No appeal against this order shall be possible under this Law, evicted tenants have to dismantle whatever transient shack or buildings erected on the land and vacate it vesting back ownership of said land to the State.
As far as the decisions of the board are concerned, article 6 establishes that the chairman of the board shall inform the Settlement Officer of the decision taken in respect of every application. Said decision shall be communicated to the claimant and thereafter the necessary steps shall be taken by the Settlement Officer in order to give effect to the decision.