| 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.] |
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