National Housing Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2002

This Act may be cited as the National Housing

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

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” .

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.” .

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,”.

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

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