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| (1) The landlord of any premises shall, upon being requested to do so by the tenant of such premises, give to the tenant a certificate of tenancy relating to such premises in the prescribed form. A certificate of tenancy given under this section by a landlord to a tenant shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. |
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| (2) Where the landlord of any premises refuses to give the tenant a certificate of tenancy, the board shall, upon application made to it by the tenant, give to the tenant a certificate of tenancy relating to such premises in the prescribed form, and a certificate of tenancy given by the board to the tenant shall be deemed to be a certificate of tenancy given by the landlord to the tenant. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts