View All - 1973 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances CEILING ON HOUSING PROPERTY Marginal Notes1. This Law may be cited as the Ceiling on Housing Property Law, No. 1 of 1973.2. Permitted number of houses. 3. Determination of a number of houses in certain cases 4. Persons who construct houses for sale not deemed to own such houses. 5. Reduction of number of houses. 6. Amalgamation of houses. 7. Houses on leased lands. 8. Declaration by owners of houses in excess of the permitted number of houses and Vesting of such houses if no declaration or correct declaration is made. 9. Tenants may apply to purchase surplus houses. 10. Houses in excess of the permitted number of houses may be sold within twelve months. 11. Vesting of houses in excess of the permitted number of houses. 12. Vested houses. 13. Applications by tenants for purchase of certain houses. 14. Sale of certain houses to the Commissioner by owners. 15. Date of vesting and title to houses vested. 16. Vesting of appurtenant lands. 17. Applications to purchase houses. 18. Taking possession of a house vested in the Commissioner. 19. Prevention of or obstruction to taking possession of house for and on behalf of the Commissioner. 20. Notice to persons entitled to make claims to the price payable id respect of any vested house. 21. Provisions to be complied, with by Commissioner on receipt of claims. 22. Reference to Board for award as to price payable. 23. Determination of price payable. 24. Provision for cases where the amount is not accepted, &c. 25. Deduction from the amount payable. 26. Interest on amount payable. 27. Date of commencement of amount payable. 28. Manner and mode of payment. 29. Constitution of the Board of Review. 30. Meetings of the Board. 31. Proceedings before Board. 32. Power to summon witnesses. &c. 33. Persons giving evidence bound to state the truth. 34. Determination of the Board. 35. Board may regulate its procedure at meetings 36. Commissioner, tenants and claimants to be given opportunity of being heard. 37. Provisions in regard to evidence. 38. Award by Board on reference. 39. Appeals against decisions of Commissioner. 40. Restriction of floor area of houses. 41. Maximum extent of land on which houses may be constructed 42. Restriction on cost of constructing houses. 43. Provisions of this Part not to apply to houses construction of which commenced before the commencement of this Law. 44. Regulations. 45. Offences. 46. This Law to prevail over other written law. 47. Interpretation.