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Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.
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6.—(1) Each of the references to the operative date contained in section 10 (1) of the Principal Act shall be construed as a reference to the 8th day of June, 1966.
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(2) Section 10 (2) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraphs:
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“(f) in case the landlord—
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(i) during the period of three years ending on the 8th day of June, 1966, expended a sum exceeding one-third of the basic rent, or
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(ii) during the period of six years ending on that date, expended a sum exceeding two-thirds of that rent,
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on maintenance of the dwelling (including painting and the keeping in repair and proper working order of the installations for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation), a sum (subject to a minimum of two shillings and sixpence per week or its equivalent) equal to fifteen per cent. of the basic rent;
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(g) in case the landlord, during the year 1966 or any subsequent year, expends an amount exceeding one-fifth of the basic rent on putting the dwelling into a reasonable state of repair or on its maintenance (including painting and the keeping in repair and proper working order of the installations for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation), a sum equal to ten per cent. of the excess.”
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(3) Section 10 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4):
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“(4A) Where—
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(a) a house consists of two or more controlled dwellings and the landlord of the dwellings expends an amount in excess of one-fifth of the aggregate of the basic rents of the dwellings on putting the house into a reasonable state of repair or on its maintenance (including painting and the keeping in repair and proper working order of the installations for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation), and
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(b) all the controlled dwellings benefit directly or indirectly from the repairs or maintenance,
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the following provisions shall have effect for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section:
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(i) a calculation shall be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (g) of that subsection of the sum which would be the lawful addition if the house were a dwelling having a basic rent equal to the aggregate of the basic rents of the dwellings,
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(ii) that sum shall be apportioned among the dwellings in proportion to their respective rateable valuations,
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(iii) the said paragraph (g) shall be taken as having provided, as respects each dwelling, for the sum apportioned to it on the apportionment (and no other sum) being a lawful addition to its basic rent.
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(4B) Where—
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(a) apart from this subsection, paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of this section would not apply in respect of a controlled dwelling which is not the sole controlled dwelling of which its landlord is landlord, and
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(b) taking all the controlled dwellings of which he is landlord—
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(i) they exceed one hundred in number, and
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(ii) either—
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(I) during the period of three years ending on the 8th day of June, 1966, he has expended a sum exceeding one-third of the aggregate of the basic rents, or
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(II) during the period of six years ending on that date, he has expended a sum exceeding two-thirds of that aggregate, on maintenance such as is referred to in the paragraph of all or any of the dwellings,
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the paragraph shall apply in respect of the controlled dwelling unless it is a dwelling for the repair of which he is not liable.”
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(4) In a case in which there has been an expenditure in the year 1966 or 1967 such as is referred to in section 10 (2) (g) of the Principal Act, there shall be no lawful addition to the basic rent by reference to the amount expended if an addition by reference to that amount has been obtained by virtue of section 10 (2) (e) of the Principal Act.
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(5) Section 21 (1) (e) (ii) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of “or on maintenance” after “repairs”.
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