4. Section 10 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor :-
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| | (1) The tenant of any residential premises to which this Act applies shall not, except with the prior written consent of the landlord and, where those premises are situated within the administrative limits of any local authority, the prior written consent of the Mayor or Chairman of such local authority, use mainly, or permit any other person to use mainly, those premises for any purpose other than that of residence. | | |
| | (2) Such consent of the Mayor or Chairman of a local authority as is referred to in subsection (1) shall not be granted in contravention of any by-law made by such local authority under section 28 of the Housing and Town Improvement Ordinance.". | | |
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