(2) REPPIA shall by the name assigned to it by this Act, be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in such name.

(2) The Board of Directors shall exercise, perform or discharge the powers, duties or functions of REPPIA subject to such special or general directions as the Minister may issue from time to time. It shall be the duty of the board of Directors to comply with every such direction.

(3) The Minister shall appoint one of the Directors as Chairman of REPPIA.

(4) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect in relation to the terms of office of the Directors of REPPIA, and the remuneration payable to Directors of REPPIA, meetings and the seal of REPPIA.

(b) to assist the owner of any affected property to repair and restore such property either by way of an outright grant or subject to such reasonable conditions as may be agreed upon by REPPIA and such owner for securing the repayment of any expenditure incurred out of the Fund for the purpose of such repair and restoration;

(c) to assist the tenant of any affected property being damaged property to repair and restore such property if the owner of such property is unable or unwilling to repair and restore such property and REPPIA is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it is just and equitable to authorize such tenant to carry out the necessary repairs and restoration;

(d) to order the demolition and removal of any affected property which consists of a building or structure; and

(e) to assist the proprietors of any affected industry, or business, to rehabilitate such industry or business, subject to such reasonable conditions as may be agreed upon by REPPIA and such proprietor for securing the repayment of any expenditure incurred out of the Fund for such rehabilitation.

(b) to clear and re-develop affected property vested in the State by virtue of a determination under section 22, or revested in the State under section 23 ;

(c) to enter into and perform all such contracts, as it may consider necessary for the discharge of its functions;

(d) to accept gifts, grants, donations or subsidies whether in cash or otherwise, and to apply them in the discharge of its functions;

(e) to do all such acts or things as are incidental to or consequential to the discharge of its functions.

(2) REPPIA may appoint such number of officers, agents and servants as it considers necessary for the discharge of its functions and for the administration and implementation of this Act.

(3) The officers, servants and agents shall be remunerated in such manner and at such rates and shall be subject to such conditions of service, as may be determined by REPPIA.

(4) At the request of REPPIA, any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Public Administration, be temporarily appointed to the staff 'of REPPIA for such period as may be determined by REPPIA with like consent or be permanently appointed to such staff with like consent.

(5) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of REPPIA, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and .in relation to him.

(6) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of REPPIA, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.

(7) Where REPPIA employees any person who has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service with REPPIA by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such agreement.

(8) At the request of the REPPIA, any member of the Local Government Service or any other officer or servant of a local authority or a Development Council, as the case may be, may with the consent of such member, officer or servant and the Local Government Service Commission, or the Local Authority or a Development Council, as the case may be, temporarily appointed to the staff of REPPIA, for such period as may be determined by REPPIA, with like consent or be permanently appointed to such staff on such terms and conditions including those relating to pension or provident fund rights as may be agreed upon by REPPIA and the Local Government Service Commission, or that Local Authority or Development Council, as the case may be.

(2) There shall be credited to the Fund-

(3) There shall be paid out of the Fund, all such sums as may be required to defray any expenditure incurred in the administration and implementation of this Act and all such sums as are required to be paid out of the Fund by any provision of this Act.

(2) The provisions of Article 154 of the Constitution relating to the audit of accounts of public corporations shall apply to the audit- of the accounts of REPPIA.

(2) Where the Secretary to Ministry of the Minister (hereinafter referred to as "Secretary") is satisfied that any person is in unauthorized occupation of any affected property or that any tenant whose rights are protected under section 11 is not permitted to enter upon, or continue in . occupation of any affected property, he may direct in writing, a police officer not below the rank of an Inspector of Police

(3) A police officer acting in pursuance of the direction issued to him under subsection (2) may use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of ejecting any person who is in unauthorized occupation of any affected property and shall be entitled to the assistance of the armed forces for that purpose.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the rights of any person ejected from any affected property under subsection (1) and claiming to be entitled to the occupation of the same to institute proceedings in any court to enforce his rights, if any, in, or over, such ,property. Any such proceeding shall be instituted within two months of such ejectment.

(2) Where any affected property consists of premises to which the Rent Act does not apply, then any person who was the tenant of such premises on the day immediately preceding the relevant date shall be deemed not to be in arrears of rent in respect of the period commencing on the relevant date and ending on the date on which such premises are repaired or restored.

(3) Where the standard rent at any premises is increased under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) by reason of any repairs or restoration made to such premises the landlord of such premises shall not be entitled to apply for an increase of rent under section 5 of the Rent Act in respect of the same repairs or restoration.

(4) For the avoidance of doubts it is hereby declared that where the standard rent of any premises, the standard rent determined under section( 4) of which was, on the relevant date, under one hundred rupees a month, has increased, by reason of an increase made under paragraph (d) of subsection (1), to an amount exceeding one hundred rupees a month, the landlord of such premises shall not be entitled to institute any action or proceedings for the ejectment of the tenant thereof on any ground set out in subsection (2) of section 22 of Rent Act.

(5) For the purpose of this section a certificate under the hand of the Chairman that any premises were repaired or restored on a particular date shall be prima facie proof of the fact that such premises were repaired or restored, on that date.

(2) Where any action is instituted under subsection (1), the Court" may, if it is satisfied that the property in respect of which such action is instituted was sold at a price which is less than the market value of such property, make order setting aside such sale and restoring possession of such property to the person who was in possession thereof on the day immediately preceding the relevant date or requiring the payment of the difference between the sale price and the market price. Where the Court makes an order setting aside a sale it shall also order the repayment of the sale price.

(3) A certificate under the hand of the Chairman to the effect that the immovable property specified in such certificate is or is not affected property shall be admissible in evidence in any legal proceedings instituted under 'Section 10, or under subsection (1) of this section and shall "be prima facie proof of the facts stated therein.

(4) In this section" market value" in relation to any affected property means the price which such property would have fetched if sold in the open market on the day immediately preceding the relevant date, less such amount as is, in the opinion of the Court necessary to restore such property to its condition on the day immediately preceding the relevant date.

(2) No information furnished or the contents of a book, register or document produced in compliance with terms of a notice issued under this section shall be published or communicated by the Chairman to any other person, except with the consent of the person furnishing such information or producing such book, register or document, as the case may be, or in the course of the discharge of his functions under this Act.

(2) Where any person fails to comply with a direction issued under subsection (1) the Chairman may cause such building to be demolished.

(3) Where any building or portion thereof has been demolished under subsection (2), it shall be lawful for REPPIA to sell the material resulting from such demolition to apply the proceeds of such sale in the payment of the expenses incurred in the demolition and clearance, and to pay the excess, if any, to the owner of such building.

(2) No person shall unless he has

repair, restore, reconstruct or demolish any affected property to which this section applies.

(3) This section applies to affected property vested in the State by virtue of a determination made under section 22 of or revested in the State under section 23 of this Act.

(2) The Fund shall be deemed, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 31 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 28 of 1979, be deemed to be a fund established by the Government of Sri Lanka.

(3) Every gift made to the Fund shall, for the purpose of paragraph ( e) of subsection (1) of section 54 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 28 of 1979, be deemed to be a gift to the Government.

(2) Any expenses incurred by such person as is referred to in subsection (1) in any civil or criminal proceeding instituted against him in any court in respect of any act done or purported to be done or omitted to be done by him under this Act, shall, if the court holds that such act was done or omitted to be done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund, unless such expense is recovered by him in such proceedings.

(b) resists or obstructs a person authorized by REPPIA, a police officer or a member of the armed forces, in the exercise by such person, officer or member, of the powers conferred an him by section 9 or section 10;

(c) contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of this Act,

(b) if that body is a firm, every partner of that firm shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence:

(2) The Chairman shall have the authority to divest by declaration in writing at any time any such property, business or industry as is excluded under subsection (1), where he is satisfied that-

and shall not be called in question in any Court.

(3) Upon the divesting of any affected property, business or industry, by virtue of the operation of subsection (1), or under subsection (2) such property, business or industry shall be deemed never to have vested in the State and any question which may arise as to any right, title or interest in, or over such property, business or industry shall be determined accordingly, and subject to the provisions of this Act, every arrangement, agreement or other notarially executed instrument in, or over the property, business or industry subsisting on the date on which such property, business or industry vested in the State, shall be deemed to be revived by operation of that subsection.

(2) The Chairman, Director or employee to whom any of the powers or duties of REPPIA has been delegated under subsection (1) shall exercise and perform the powers and duties so delegated subject to the general or specified directions of REPPIA.

(2) Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified therein.

(3) Every regulation made by the Minister shall as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Every regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done there under.

(4) The date on which any regulation shall be deemed to be so rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.