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This Act concerns the owners and related rights of those who are holders of the Nindagama lands in Sri Lanka. The Act abolishes services due from any tenant or holder of any Nindagama land to any proprietor thereof (sect. 2). Section 3 declares every tenant or holder of any Ninagama land as the owner of the land. No holder of the land shall be liable to pay compensation to the proprietor thereof for any loss or damage incurred or suffered by the proprietor by reason of the abolition of the services due by such holders of that land (sect. 4). There are provisions relating to claims for awards to title in respect of Nindagama lands (sect. 7)Section 8 establishes a Nindagama Lands Board charged with implementing this Act. The Board shall deal with references of claims for awards as to title in respect of any Nindagama lands (sect. 19). The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of carrying out and giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Act (sect. 29). Section 31 lists the definitions of major terms used within the Act including 'Nindagama land' and 'tenant'.
