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| (1) Any person may make application to the Commissioner for the sale to the Commissioner of any house, owned by such person, if-
In this subsection, " specified date " means the date on which the tenant, for the time being, of the house, or the tenant upon whose death the tenant for the time being succeeded to the tenancy under section 36 of the Rent Act, No. 7 of 1972, or section 18 of the Rent Restriction Act (Chapter 274), came into occupation of the house. | | (a) such house is let to a tenant and is within the permitted number of houses; | | |
| | (b) the standard rent per month of such house does not exceed one hundred rupees; | | |
| | (c) the ownership of such house was acquired by such person by construction or purchase before the specified date, or by gift or inheritance from a parent or spouse who had acquired ownership of such house before the specified date; and | | |
| | (d) such person is not entitled to institute action or proceedings under the Rent Act, No. 7 of 1972, for the ejectment of the tenant of any other house on the ground that such house is reasonably required for occupation as a residence for him or for any member of his family. | | |
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| (2) No person may, on application made under subsection (1), be entitled to sell to the Commissioner under this Law more than one of the permitted number of houses unless the Commissioner is satisfied that any additional house for the sale of which an application is made under subsection (1) will be purchased by the tenant of such house at the price payable therefor by the Commissioner. |
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| (3) Where an application is made under subsection (1) and the applicant is prepared to sell such house on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Commissioner, including a condition that the proceeds of the sale of such house shall be utilized for the construction or purchase of a house, the Commissioner shall so notify to the Minister who may, by Order published in the Gazette, vest such house in the Commissioner with effect from such date as may be specified in the Order. |
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| (4) Where in respect of any house, applications have been made both under section 13 and this section, the application under section 13 shall not be proceeded with and it shall be deemed that only an application Tinder this Section has been made in respect of such house. |
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