3.
| (1) It shall not be lawful for the landlord of any premises-
| | (a) to demand, receive or recover as the rent of such premises in respect of any period commencing on or after the date of commencement of this Act any amount, in excess of the authorized rent of such premises as defined for the purposes of this Act in section 6 or, as the case may be., in excess of the receivable rent of such premises as defined for the purposes of this Act in section 7; or | | |
| | (b) to increase the rent of such premises in. respect of any such period to an amount in excess of such, authorized rent or such receivable rent. | | |
|
|
| (2) It shall not be lawful for the tenant of any premises to pay or offer to pay, as the rent of such premises, any amount, in excess of the authorized rent of such premises as defined for the purposes of this Act in section 6 or, as the case may be, in excess of the receivable rent of such premises as defined for the purposes of this Act in section 7. |
|
| (3) Any transfer to a tenant of any burden or liability previously borne by the landlord shall, for the purposes of this Act, be treated as an alteration of rent, and where, as the result of such transfer, the terms on which any premises are held are on the whole less favourable to the tenant than the previous terms, the rent shall be deemed to be increased, whether or not the sum periodically payable by way of rent is increased; and any increase of rent in respect of any transfer to a landlord of any burden or liability previously borne by the tenant 'where, as the result of such transfer, the terms on which any premises are held are on the whole not less favourable to the tenant than the previous terms, shall be deemed not to be an increase of rent for the purposes of this Act: |
|
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts