11. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 159 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 159A and 159B of that enactment:
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| | (1) Every person to whom any land was alienated under this Ordinance, shall have the right to purchase such land within such time as may be prescribed and obtain a grant of that land under subsection (4) of section 19. | | |
| | (2) The amount to be paid by such person shall be determined by the Land Commissioner having regard to the value of the land. | | |
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| 159B. The following provisions shall apply in respect of the issue of a grant for alienation of land under section 159 where such land has been acquired under the provisions of the Land Redemption Ordinance, No. 61 of 1942, and was held on a permit or grant issued under this Ordinance
| | (a) the grant shall be in the prescribed form: | | |
| | (b) Chapter VII of this Ordinance shall not apply to the land held on such grant; and | | |
| | (c) the grant shall have effect as if it were an absolute grant of land under section 2 of the Crown Lands Ordinance and the provisions of that Ordinance shall apply to the right, title and interest of the alienee of the land under such grant.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts