Urban Development Projects (Special Provisions) Act, No. 02 OF 1980.
An Act to provide for the declarations of lands urgently required for carrying out urban development projects and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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The Act rules provisions for reclamation of land to be destined to the realization of urban development projects.
Implemented by: Order declaring that the Lands in Ward No. 34 Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo District urgently require an urban Development Project. (2014-02-10)
Implemented by: Order declaring that the land in Ward No. 37 Kollupitiya, in Colombo District urgently require an Urban Development Project. (2014-02-26)
Implemented by: Order declaring that the Land in Aluthkade, in Colombo District urgently requires an Urban Development Project. (2014-03-14)
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