48. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " annual value " of any premises means the annual value of such premises assessed as residential or business premises, as the case may be, for the purposes of any rates levied by any local authority under any written law and as specified in the assessment under such written law, and where used in relation to the relevant amount, means the annual value of the premises as specified in the assessment in force during the month of January, 1968, or if the assessment of the annual value of the premises is made for the first time after that month, the amount of such annual value as specified in such first assessment; " board ", in relation to any premises, means the Rent Board established under section 38 for the area in which the premises are situated; " business premises " means any premises other than residential premises as hereinafter defined; " landlord ", in relation to any premises, means the person for the time being entitled to receive the rent of such premises and includes any tenant who lets the premises or any part thereof to any subtenant; " local authority " means any Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Village Council; " member of the family " of any person means the spouse of that person, or any son or daughter of that person over eighteen years of age; " premises " means any building or part of a building together with the land appertaining thereto; " prescribed " means prescribed by regulation; " reasonable cause " includes a cause approved or sanctioned by the board; " regulation " means a regulation made under section 43; " relevant amount " means-
| (1) in relation to residential premises-
| | (a) Rs. 2,000, if such premises are situated in the Municipality of Colombo; | | |
| | (b) Rs. 1,500, if such premises are situated in any other Municipality; | | |
| | (c) Rs. 1,000, if such premises are situated in a town within the meaning of the Urban Councils Ordinance; and | | |
| | (d) Rs. 500, if such premises are situated in a town within the meaning of the Town Councils Ordinance, or in any area other than an area referred to in the preceding provisions of this paragraph; | | |
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| (2) in relation to business premises-
| | (a) Rs. 6,000, if such premises are situated in the Municipality of Colombo; | | |
| | (b) Rs. 4,000, if such premises are situated in any other Municipality; | | |
| | (c) Rs. 2,000, if such premises are situated in a town within the meaning of the Urban Councils Ordinance; and | | |
| | (d) Rs. 1,000, if such premises are situated in a town within the meaning of the Town Councils Ordinance, or in any area other than an area referred to in the preceding provisions of this paragraph; | | |
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" residential premises " means any premises for the time being occupied wholly or mainly for the purposes of residence. |
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