4. Section 8 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -
| (1) by the insertion, immediately after subsection (3) of that section, of the following new subsection: -
| | ' (3A) Where the Commissioner has reason to believe that houses in excess of the permitted number of houses were owned by any person who has not made a declaration as required by subsection (1) or subsection (2), the Commissioner shall by a notice served on such person require such person to furnish the requisite declaration together with any other particulars in such manner as may be specified by the Commissioner within a period of six weeks from the date of service of such notice. A person who fails to furnish such declaration and such other particulars within such period shall be guilty of an offence under this Law, and, shall, on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees and to a further fine of one hundred rupees for every day on which such offence is continued after conviction, "; and | | |
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| (2) by the insertion, immediately after subsection (5) of that section, of the following new subsections: -
| | (6) Where the ownership of any surplus house has been transferred by way of sale, gift, lease or other alienation, without the owner thereof having intimated in writing to the tenant thereof, as required by subsection (1) or subsection (2). that the ownership ' of such house is nor proposed to be retained by him, and such tenant makes an application to the Commissioner to purchase such house the Commissioner may. with the approval in writing of the Minister, by Order published in the Gazette vest such house in the Commissioner with effect from such date as may be specified in order. | | |
| | (7) The Commissioner may, where he deems it necessary, by a notice served on any person who has made a declaration under subsection (1) or subsection (2), require such person to furnish any further particulars in such manner as may be specified by the Commissioner within a period of six weeks from the date of service of such notice. Any person who fails to furnish such particulars within such period shall be guilty of an offence under this Law.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts