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National Housing Development Authority (Amendment)


Published: 2002-10-11

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National Housing Development Authority (Amendment)
National Housing Development Authority (Amendment)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE NATIONAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :-

[11th October , 2002 ]
Short title.

1.This Act may be cited as the National Housing. Development Authority (Amendment) Act, No. 23 of 2002.

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

2.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" .

Amendment of section 82 of the principal enactment.

3.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." .

Amendment to the Schedule to the principal enactment.

4.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,".

Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.

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