7. Section 13 of the principal Act is hereby amended as follows :-
| (1) in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution, for the words " this Act applies ", of the words " this Act applies and the standard rent of which for a month exceeds one hundred rupees" ; |
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| (2) by the insertion, immediately after subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsections :-
| | " (1A) The landlord of any premises to which this Act applies and the standard rent of which for a month exceeds one hundred rupees shall not be entitled to institute any action or proceedings for the ejectment of the tenant of such premises on the ground that the rent of such premises has been in arrear for one month after it has become due,-
| | | (a) if the landlord has not given the tenant three months' notice of the termination of the tenancy, or |
| (b) if the tenant has, before such date of termination of the tenancy as is specified in the landlord's notice of such termination, tendered to the landlord all arrears of rent. |
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| | (1B) Where any action or proceedings for the ejectment of the tenant of any premises to which this Act applies and the standard rent of which for a month exceeds one hundred rupees is or are instituted on the ground that rent has been in arrear for one month after it has become due, the court may, on being satisfied that the rent has been in arrear on account of the tenant's illness or unemployment or other sufficient cause, make order that a writ for ejectment of the tenant from those premises shall not issue if the tenant pays to the court the arrears of rent either in a lump sum on such date, or in instalments on such dates, as may be specified in the order ; and if the tenant pays to the court the arrears of rent on such date or dates, his tenancy of those premises shall, notwithstanding its termination by the landlord of those premises, be deemed not to have been terminated | | |
| | (1C) Notwithstanding anything in any other law, a landlord of any premises referred to in subsection (1) who requires such premises for occupation as a residence for himself or any member of his family, or for the purposes of his trade, business, profession, vocation or employment, shall give the tenant of such premises one year's notice in writing of the termination of the tenancy.". | | |
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| (3) in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution, for the words " one year ", of the words " three years " ; |
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| (4) in subsection (5) of that section, by the substitution, for the words " one year ", of the words " three years " ; and |
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| (5) by the insertion, immediately after subsection (8) of that section, of the following new sub section :-
| | (9) Where there is more than one landlord of any premises to which this Act applies, the expression " the landlord" shall, with reference to such premises, be construed, for the purposes of this section, to mean all or any one or more of such landlords.'; and | | |
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| (6) in the marginal note to that section by the substitution, for the words " for ejectment.", of the words "for ejectment from premises the standard rent of which for a month exceeds one hundred rupees. ". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts