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| (1) The Rent Restriction Act (Chapter 274), as amended from time to time, is hereby repealed. |
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| (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Rent Restriction Act-
| | (a) every order or decision made by the Rent Control Board or the Board of Review under that Act in relation to any premises shall be deemed to be an order or decision made by the Rent Board or the Board of Review, as the case may be, under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall have effect accordingly; | | |
| | (b) each Rent Control Board constituted under section 19 of that Act shall continue to hold office, and shall be deemed to be a Rent Board, under this Act, and the members thereof shall, until fresh appointments are made under this Act, hold office in like manner as though section 38 of this Act had been in operation at the time of the appointment of such members; | | |
| | (c) the Board of Review constituted under section 21 of that Act shall continue to hold office under this Act, and the members thereof shall until fresh appointments are made under this Act hold office in like manner as though section 40 of this Act had been in operation at the time of the appointment of such members; | | |
| | (d) all regulations made under that Act and in force on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be regulations made under this Act, and may accordingly be amended, added to or rescinded by regulations made under this Act; | | |
| | (e) all proceedings which are pending on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act before any Rent Control Board under that Act shall be heard and continued before that Rent Control Board in all respects as though that Act had not been repealed; and all appeals which are pending on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act before the Board of Review constituted under section 21 of that Act shall be heard and continued before that Board of Review in all respects as though that Act had not been repealed; | | |
| | (f) any requirement made, certificate issued, payment made, notice, determination, direction or approval given, application made or thing done under that Act shall, if in force on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act, continue in force and shall, so far as it could have been made, issued, given or done under this Act, have effect as if made, issued, given or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts