2. Section 6 of the Rent Restriction Act, hereinafter referred to as the " principal Act ", is hereby amended, in subsection (1) of that section, as follows :-
| (1) in paragraph (a) of that subsection-
| | (a) by the substitution, for the full stop after the word " rent", of a colon ; and | | |
| | (b) by the insertion, immediately after that paragraph, of the following proviso :- | | |
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| (2) in paragraph (b) of that subsection, by the substitution, for the word " Where", of the following :- " Subject to the provisions of paragraph (ba) of this subsection, where " ; and |
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| (3) by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (b) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs :-
| | " (ba) The provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection shall not apply to any premises on or after such date as shall be specified by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette. | | |
| | (bb) The provisions of paragraph (ba) of this subsection shall not affect any increase of the standard rent of any premises made before the date referred to in that paragraph by virtue of the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection. | | |
| | (bc) Where, with the prior consent of the tenant or with the prior approval of the board granted on the board being satisfied that the consent of the tenant was unreasonably withheld, the landlord of any premises incurs, on or after the date specified by the Minister by Order made under paragraph (ba) of this subsection, expenditure on the improvement or structural alteration of the premises (not including expenditure on decoration or repairs), the standard rent per annum may be increased by an amount calculated at a rate not exceeding six per centum of the amount so expended: | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts