2. Amendment of section 2…
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
Section 2 of the Rent Act, No. 7 of 1972 (hereinafter referred to as “ the principal enactment ”) is hereby amend.
ed by the repeal of subsection (4) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—
So long as this Act is in operation in any area, the provisions of this Act shall apply to all premises in that area, other than—
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excepted premises ;
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residential premises constructed after January 1,
1980, and let on or after that date;
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residential premises occupied by the owner on
January 1, 1980, and let on or after that date;
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{d) residential premises in the occupation of—
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a person who has been issued with a valid visa under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act and whose total income exceeds one thousand rupees per month; or i
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a non-resident company, and let to such person or company, as the case may be, on or before the coming into operation of this subsection which the Commissioner of National
Housing, on application made by the landlord thereof, upon being satisfied of such facts, exempts
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from the application of this Act
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{e) residential premises let after the coming into opera-
“ m hae tion of this subsection to—
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a person, who has been issued a valid visa under 4
the Immigrants and Emigrants Act and whose total income exceeds one thousand rupees per month; or t 2—S §2133—28,900 (80/10)
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a non-resident company, in respect of which the landlord thereof chtains the prior approval therefor of the Commissioner of
National Housing who shall grant such approval if he is satisfied that the previous tenant has vacated such premises voluntarily or upon an order of court, and the word “premises” wherever it occurs in this Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as premises to which this Act applies, and the expressions
“residential premises” and “business ‘premises” shall be construed accordingly.
In this subsection—
(A}the expression “residential prmieses construct-ed after January 1, 1980.” means—
a residential premises situated within the administrative limits of a local authority, and in respect of which a certificate of conformity has been granted, after January 1, 1980, under the Housing and Town Improvement
Ordinance, to the effect that such premises is as regards construction, drainage and in all other respects, in accordance with the law; or
a residential premises situated in an area where the local authority thereof does not issue certificates of confor-mity, and in respect of which a certi-«
ficate has been granted in the prescrib-ed form after January 1, 1980, by the
Assistant Government Agent of the administrative division within which such premises are situated, to the effect that such premises were ready for occupation on or after January 1, 1980;
and
the expression
“non-resident company”
means—
a company to which Part LX of the Com-panies Ordinance applies
; or
a company exempted under section 3 of the Companies (Special Provisions)
Law, No. 19 of 1974; or
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a company recognized as an “ existing company ” under the Companies Ordi-nance where the majority of the share-holders or the directors of such com-pany are not resident in Sri Lanka ; or
a company registered in Sri Lanka which is controlled and managed by persons outside Sri Lanka and whose principal office is situated outside Sri Lanka,’.