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Legislative Enactments NATIONAL HOUSING Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the National Housing Act. 2. Housing objects. 3. Housing powers. 4. Establishment of National Housing Fund. 5. Administration and accounts of National Housing Fund. 6. Loans for purposes of National Housing Fund. 7. Payments into and out of the National Housing Fund. 8. Appointment of Commissioner for National Housing. 9. Appointment of Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners for National Housing and staff. 10. Formation of building societies. 11. Approval of instrument of association of a building society. 12. Requirements of instrument of association of a building society. 13. Registration of instrument of association. 14. Effect of registration. 15. Conclusiveness of certificate of incorporation. 16. Alteration of instrument of association. 17. Appeals to Minister. 18. Copies of instrument of association to be given to members. 19. Definition of member of a building society. 20. Contracts. 21. Bills of exchange and promissory notes. 22. Persons authorized to act un behalf of a building society. 23. Execution of deeds abroad. 24. Receipts when valid. 25. Company law not to apply to building societies unless so applied by Order of the Minister. 25A. Power of Commissioner to direct the board of directors of a building society to summon a meeting of that society.[ 3, 36 of 1966] 25B. Power of Commissioner to call for information and to inspect books, registers and other documents of a building society. [ 3, 36 of 1966] 25C. Power of Commissioner to inquire into the affairs of a building society. [ 3, 36 of 1966] 25D. Power to impound documents. [ 3, 36 of 1966] 25E. Powers of Commissioner to dissolve a building society. [ 3, 36 of 1966] 25F. Power of Commissioner to remove from office a member of the board of directors of a building society. [ 3, 36 of 1966] 26. Application of Pan IX of this Act to loans granted by building societies. 27. Declaration of housing bodies. 28. Power of housing bodies to carry out certain housing objects. 29. Declaration of building companies. 30. Powers of building companies to carry out housing objects. 31. Houses to which this Part applies, and interpretation of the expressions " landlord " and " occupier ". 32. Obligation to vacate houses to which this Part applies [ 4, 36 of 1966] 33. Application to court for recovery of possession and service of rule nisi [ 2,49 of 1981] 34. Adjournment of hearing. 35. Issue and execution of writ for delivery of possession. 36. Appeals. [ 3,49 of 1981] 37. Provisions of this Act to apply exclusively in all actions for ejectment from houses to which this Part applies. 38. Costs, charges and stamp duties. 39. Forms. 40. Exclusion of application of section 22 of Rent Act. 41. Commissioner may carry out housing objects for the Government. 42. Commissioner may carry out housing objects with the consent of the owners of land. 43. Costs of Commissioner in carrying out any housing object under section 42. 44. Power of Commissioner from National Housing Fund. 45. Applications for loans. 45A. Permission of Commissioner required in certain circumstances for alienation of security for a loan granted from the National Housing Fund. [ 2, 42 of 1958] 45B. In certain circumstances security for a loan from the National Housing Fund not to be seized or sold in execution of a decree which is not in favour of the Commissioner. [ 2, 42 of 1958] 45C. Security for a loan from the National Housing Fund not to be alienated to a person who is not a citizen of Sri Lanka. [ 2, 42 of 1958] 46. Government guarantee in respect of loans. 47. Priority of charge created by loan granted by commissioner. 48. Application of Part IX of this Act to loans granted by the commissioner. [ 3,42 of 1958] 49. Compulsory acquisition of land. [ 4, 42 of 1958] 49A. Acquisition of certain premises under the Land Acquisition Act. [ 5, 42 of 1958] 50. Disposition of State land. 51. Reservation of minerals. 52. Covenants and conditions to run with the land. 53. Reversion of title to the State. 54. Cancellation of instruments of disposition of State land. 55. Notice to be issued to party in occupation to vacate land. 56. Ejectment where occupant fails to vacate land. 57. No legal claim for compensation, & c, to be founded on cancellation of instrument of disposition. 58. Dispositions executed by grantee. 59. Rectification of errors, & c, in instruments of disposition. 60. Authentication of copies of instruments of disposition. 60A. Recovery of possession of State land possessed under an agreement with the Commissioner. [2,9 of 1978] 61. Definition of " appropriate authority ". 62. Expenses of disposition of State land. 63. Application of this Part and interpretation of expression "appropriate authority". 64. Power of appropriate authority to investigate purpose to which loan is applied. 64A. Power of appropriate authority to cancel the grant of a loan, & c. [ 10,36 of 1966] 65. Power of appropriate authority to require additional security or recall loan. 66. Change of security. 67. Mode of repayment of loans. 68. Registered address of borrower, & c. 69. Service of notice on borrower. & c. 70. Priority of charge created by loan made by appropriate authority. 71. Form of mortgage of land. [ 6, 42 of 1958] [12, 36 of 1966] 71A. Rectification of errors in mortgage bonds and amendment of such bonds. [13, 36 of 1966] 72. Default of payment. 73. Action by appropriate authority where default is made. 74. Appointment of manager to take possession of mortgaged land. 75. Procedure where manager is appointed. 76. Authorization of sale of mortgaged land. 76A. Appropriate authority may bid for and purchase property mortgaged to him and sold by public auction. [ 7,42 of 1958] 77. Where borrower is dead. 78. Notice of order of appropriate authority to sell land. [ 14, 36 of 1966] 79. Notice of sale. 80. Payment before sale. 81. Upset price. 82. Default in respect of one of two loans on the same land. 83. Recovery of expenses and costs incurred by the appropriate authority. 84. Payment of balance of proceeds of sale after deduction of amount due to the appropriate authority. 85. Certificate of sale. [ 16, 36 of 1966] 85A. Limitations of actions to invalidate sale, & c. [ 17, 36 of 1966] 86. Order for delivery of possession. 87. Cancellation of sale. 88. Resale by appropriate authority. 89. Appropriate authority not precluded from other methods of recovery. 90. Exemption from income tax of income from new of houses. 90A. Exemption from income tax of income from certain houses constructed on or after April 1, 1956. [ 19, 36 of 1966] 90B. Further exemption from income lax of income from certain houses constructed on or after October 1, 1966. [ 20, 36 of 1966] 90C. Exemption from income tax of income from certain places of residence. [ 20, 36 of 1966] 90D. Exemption from income tax of certain capital gains arising from the change of ownership of certain houses and the lands on which such houses are situated. [ 20, 36 of 1966] 90. Certain houses to be excluded from wealth for the purpose of computing wealth tax. [ 20, 36 of 1966] 91. Power of Commissioner to inspect plans, & c, relating to new houses. [21, 36 of 1966] 91A. Restrictions as to subletting of certain buildings. [ 22, 36 of 1966] 91B. Liability to pay compensation for damage caused to any building maintained by the appropriate authority. [ 22, 36 of 1966] 91C. Inspection. [ 22,36 of 1966] 91D. Power of Commissioner to call for information, & c. [ 22, 36 of 1966] 92. Powers under this Act not to be exercised in contravention of other written law. 93. Certificate from Commissioner. 94. Recovery of moneys due to the state or Commissioner. 94A. Recovery of sums liable to be paid to the Commissioner by persons out of the remuneration of such persons. [ 10, 42 of 1958] 95. Signature of documents by Commissioner on behalf of the Government. 96. Declaration of secrecy. [11, 42 of 1958] 97. Offences. 98. Regulations. 99. Loans and dispositions of land to be for the benefit of citizens of Sri Lanka. 100. Interpretation.