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(b) otherwise, by giving such notice to quit as may be provided for in the lease or 1 month's notice to quit, whichever is the greater.
(2) Upon the termination of a lease under subsection (1), the tenant shall, if he is still occupying the land, be a trespasser thereon.
(3) No court shall have jurisdiction to hear any application for relief by or on behalf of a person whose lease has been terminated under subsection (1) in connection with such termination.
19A. Notice of termination
(1) Where a lease has been terminated under section 19(1)(a) or (aa), the Authority shall, as soon as practicable after such termination, serve notice in writing thereof on the tenant specifying the date of the termination and the reasons therefor.
(2) Service of a notice required to be served under subsection (1) may be effected-
(a) by delivering it to the tenant personally; or
(b) by sending it by post to the tenant at his last known postal address; or
(c) where the last known postal address of the tenant is that of the premises which are the subject of the lease, by affixing the notice to the door of the premises.
(Added 42 of 1976 s. 4)
20. Appeal against termination
(1) Where a lease has been terminated under section 19(1)(a) or (aa), or where a notice to quit has been given under section 19(1)(b), the tenant may appeal to the committee, appointed by the Authority under section 7(2), not later than 15 days after the date on which--
(a) service of the notice of termination has been effected under section 19A(2); or
(b) notice to quit has been given under section 19(1)(b),
as the case may be:
Provided that where the committee is satisfied that the tenant is unable to appeal by reason of ill-health, absence or other cause thought sufficient by the committee, it may permit an appeal to be made on behalf of the tenant by a person authorized under the lease to occupy the land or part of it.
(Replaced 42 of 1976 s. 5. Amended 15 of 1982 s. 8)
(2) An appeal under subsection (1) shall be in writing and shall state the grounds of the appeal.
(3) The committee, in determining an appeal against a termination-