National Housing Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2002

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged

s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Housing

Development Authority (Amendment) Act, No. 23 of 2002.

s 2Amendment of section 63 of Act No. 17 of 1979

Section 63 of the National Housing Development

Authority Act, No. 17 of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words “lawful termination of the occupation of such building by the occupier” ; of the words “lawful termination of the occupation of such building by the landlord” .

s 3Amendment of section 82 of the principal enactment

Section 82 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution, for the words “any property, business and any activity of the Authority”, of the words

“any property, business and any activity of the Authority or to any legal proceeding relating to such property, business or activity.” .

s 4Amendment to the Schedule to the principal enactment

The Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended by the addition immediately after the item “Rent

Act, No. 7 of 1972,” of the following item “Mediation Board

Act, No. 72 of 1988,”.

s 5Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

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