3. Registration of certain Condominium Properties

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The Registrar shall register under section 6 of the

Apartment Ownership Law, No 11 of 1973, the plans of all such Condominium Properties as are owned by-

(a)

the Commissioner for National Housing;

(b)

the National Housing Development Authority;

(c)

the Urban Development Authority;

(d)

the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development

Corporation; or

(e)

the State or any other agency by which a

Condominium Property has been constructed on

State owned land under the Tsunami Resettlement

Programme of the Government, and which were constructed prior to December 31, 2009 and the possession of which has been handed over to any person or persons by way of sale, lease, rent or rent purchase, notwithstanding-

(i)

the non-availability of the building plans approved by the local authority;

(ii)

the non-availability of the Certificate of

Conformity issued by the local authority;

(iii)

not having an assessment number or other symbol for each condominium parcel;

(iv)

such Condominium Properties not being in conformity with building plans approved by the local authority;

(v)

the Condominium Property has not been constructed according to prevailing laws; or

(vi)

that a certificate has not been issued by the General

Manager of the Condominium Management

Authority.

(2)

Any registration made under subsection (1) shall be deemed for all purposes to have been registered under the provisions of this Act.

(3)

The owner of a Condominium Property referred to in subsection (1) shall submit to the Registrar at the time of registration, a written declaration obtained from the Director-General of the Department of Buildings certifying the safety of occupation of the Condominium Property.

(4)

A certificate issued under the hand of the

Commissioner for National Housing, General Manager of the National Housing Development Authority, Chairman of the Urban Development Authority, Chairman of the Sri

Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation or the Minister assigned the subject of Lands and Land

Development or the head of such other State agency responsible for constructing such Condominium Property on State land under the Tsunami Resettlement Programme of the Government, to the effect that a particular

Condominium Property is owned by the institutions specified in pragraphs (a) to (e) (both inclusive) of subsection (1), as the case may be, and was constructed prior to December 31, 2009, and that the possession of such Property has been handed over to any person by way of sale, lease, rent or rent purchase shall be prima facie proof of the facts contained therein.

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