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1980 Revised version CEILING ON HOUSING PROPERTY Marginal Notes 1. This Law may be cited as the Ceiling on Housing Property Law. 2. Permitted number of houses. 2A. Applications by bodies of persons for the determination of permitted number of houses. [ 3. Law 34 of 1974-] 3. Determination of number of houses in certain cases. 4. Persons who construct house for sale not deemed to own such houses. [ 3, Law 18 of 1976.] 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. [ 5, Law 34 of 1974.] 11. Vesting of houses in excess of the permitted number of houses. [ 6, Law 34 of 1974.] 12. Vested houses. 12A. Power of Commissioner to transfer certain houses to the tenants of such houses. [ 2, Law 9 of 1977.] 13. Applications by tenants for purchase of certain houses. 13A. Applications to purchase houses of persons who have left Sri Lanka, &c. [7,Law 18 of 1976.] 14. Sale of certain houses to the Commissioner by owners. 15. Date of vesting and title to houses vested. 15A. Title to houses Purchased directly from owners. 16. Vesting of appurtenant and adjoining lands. [ 8, Law 18 of 1976.] 17. Applications to purchase houses. 17A. Divesting the ownership of houses vested in the Commissioner. [ 12, Law 34 of 1974] 17B. Register of vested houses. [12, Law 34 of 1974.] 17C. Restriction on transfer of houses purchased from the Commissioner. [ 12, Law 34 of 1974.] 17D. Certain sections of the National Housing Act to apply to mortgages of houses purchased from the Commissioner. [12, Law 34 of 1974.] 17E. Commissioner to recover cost of maintaining services. [12, Law 34 of 1974.] 17F. Discontinuance of amenities provided to vested houses [l2,Law34 of 1974.] 18. Taking possession of a house vested in the Commissioner. [ 3, Law 9 of 1977-] 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 in respect of any vested house. 21. Provisions to be complied with by the Commissioner on receipt of claims [ 3, 56 of 1980.] 22. Reference to Board of Valuation for award as to price payable. [ 3, 56 of 1980.] 23. Determination of price payable. [ 3, 56 of 1980.] 24. Provision for cases where the amount is not accepted amp c. 25. Deduction from the amount payable.[ 11, Law 18 of 1976.] 26. interest on amount payable 27. Date of commencement of amount payable. 28. Manner and mode of payment. [ 4, 56 of 1980.] 28A. Provisions of the Prevention of Frauds Ordinance not to apply to instruments executed by or in favour of the Commissioner. [ 13, Law 34 of 1974] 29. Constitution of the Board of Review. [ 14, Law 34 of 1974.] [ 5, 56 of 1980.] 30. Meetings of the Board. [ 15, Law 34 of 1974.] 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 procedure at meetings. 36. Commissioner, tenants and claimants to be given opportunity of being heard. [ 7, 56 of 1980.] 37. Provisions in regard to evidence. [ 8, 56 of 1980.] 38. Award by a Board of Valuation on reference. [ 9,56 of 1980.] 39. Appeals against decisions of Commissioner. 39A. Constitution of Boards of Valuation. [ 10, 56 of 1980.] 40. Restriction of floor area of houses. [11, 56 of 1980.] 44. Regulations. 45. Offences. 45A. Who may act for minors and persons of Unsound mind. [ 14, Law 18 1976.] 46. This Law to prevail over other written law. 46A. Beneficiary deemed owner of a house held in trust. [amp 18, Law 34 of 1974.] 47. Interpretation. [ 19, Law 34 of 1974.]