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Part VI · Recovery of Possession of Flats, Living Actommodation or Any Other Building Belonging to the Alltiiority by the Director General

51. Obligation to vacate building to which this Part applies

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

(1)

The occupier of any building to which this Part applies and his dependents and every other person occupying such building or any portion thereof shall not be entitled to occupy such building or portion thereof after 1he date of law ul termination of the occupation of such building by 1hc occupier and accordingly the occupier shall on that date vacate the building and deliver possession thereof to his landlord and depart from the land or premises in which such building is situated together with his dependents and every other person occupying such land or premises or any portion thereof.

(2)

Where any building to which this Part applies is provided by the landlord for occupation by any' person in the employment of that landlord that person's occupation of

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Urba11 Settlement Development Authority such building, shall be deemed for the purpose of this Part to be lawfully terminated on the date of the lawful termination of the employment of that person.

(3)

Where in any case referred to in subsection (2) the employment of the occupier is terminated without notice the reference in that subsection to the date of the lawful termil}ation of his employment shall be deemed to be a reference to fourteen days after the actual date of termination.

Read on from s 52