View All - 2023 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF PREMISES GIVEN ON LEASE ACTMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act, No. 1 of 2023.2. Action by the lessor to recover possession of a premises given on lease3. Grounds for institution of action4. Documents to be filed5. Entering a decree nisi by the Court6. Liquidated damages7. Payment of service charge8. Service of decree nisi ordinarily to be by registered post9. Service of decree nisi by a process officer10. Service of decree nisi on a public officer11. Date to be specified in the decree nisi for the defendant to apply to the Court for leave to appear12. Defendant to appear and show cause only upon leave and security13. Security to be furnished by the defendant14. Security ordered to be deposited within two weeks15. Making the decree nisi absolute, by the Court16. Order making a decree nisi absolute on default not appealable, but may be set aside17. Procedure where leave to appear and show cause is granted18. Originals of documents filed to be made available to court for examination19. Award of compensation20. Surrender of possession of the premises by the defendant, & c21. Discharge of a decree nisi or dismissal of an action not to bar any subsequent action22. Decree absolute deemed to be a writ of execution23. Resistance deemed to be contempt24. Change of possession or status quo of the premises by the defendant after institution of action25. Preferring appeals against an order of the Court26. Casus omissus27. Forms28. Recovery of unsettled utility bills or service charges due as at the time of execution of the decree29. A special register and special inquiry roll to be maintained30. Applicability of other laws31. This Act to be applicable for lease agreements executed prior to the commencement of this Act32. Actions pending on the date of commencement of this Act33. Saving other remedies34. Nonapplicability of the Rent Act35. Effect of legal representative being made a party36. Offences by a body of persons37. Regulations38. Interpretation39. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency