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day of the month next following the date of payment to the last day of the month preceding-

(a) the day on which the person from whom such sum was accepted enters into occupation of the prem- ises let to him under this Part of this Ordinance:

or

(6) the day on which the licence granted under sub- section (1) of section 50C to the person from whom such sum was accepted is revoked; or

(c) the day on which such sum is repaid under sub-

section (8),

as the case may be

(4) The competent authority shall deduct from the first month's rent payable by any person as the tenant under the tenancy granted to him under this Part of this Ordin- ance, and from the rent for such succeeding mouths as may be necessary, the amount (if any) due to that person by way of interest under subsection (3).

(5) When all the interest due to any person under subsection (3) has been deducted in accordance with sub- section (4), the competent authority shall, with effect from the next following month, reduce the monthly rent payable by such person as the tenant under any tenancy granted to him under this Part of this Ordinance by one one hundred and twenty-fifth part of the sum accepted from him under subsection (2) by way of an advance of rent until such sum is wholly refunded.

(6) If at any time before the whole of the sum accepted from any person under subsection (2) by way of an advance payment of rent has been refunded a tenancy granted under this Part of this Ordinance to such person is terminated, the competent authority shall, upon the ter- mination of the tenancy, repay to such person that part of such sum dot recovered by him under subsection (5) prior to the termination of the tenancy.

(7) Where a licence granted under subsection (1) of section 50C is revoked under paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of the said section, or is revoked under paragraph (6) of the said subsection (5) and the person to whom the licence was granted is neither granted a tenancy under this Part of this Ordinance nor granted another licence under subsection (1) of section 50C to occupy land in a Class I

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area, then, if the person to whom the licence was granted is a person from whom & sum has been accepted under subsection (2) by way of an advance payment of rent, the competent authority shall, within seven days after the re- vocation of the licence, repay to such person the sum so accepted from him and pay to him the interest thereon due under subsection (3).

(8) Any person from whom a sum has been accepted under subsection (2) by way of an advance payment of rent may, by notice in writing to the competent authority given at any time prior to the grant to him of a tenancy under this Part of this Ordinance, demand repayment of the sum so accepted from him, and the competent author- ity shall repay to such person the sum so accepted from him and shall pay to him the interest thereon due under subsection (3).

35B. (1) The competent authority may require any person carrying on in a resettlement estate or a resettle- ment factory area any cleaning service, or any service for the disposal of refuse, by way of trade or for purposes of gain. other than a person providing such a service for the time being pursuant to a contract with the competent authority or carrying on such a service for the time being with the permission of the competent authority given under paragraph (2) of subsection (2), to cease carrying on such service.

(2) (a) Without prejudice to his power to enter into a contract with any person for the provision by such person in any resettlement estate or resettle- ment factory area of a cleaning service or a service for the disposal of refuse, the competent authority may give to any person who be thinks fit permission to carry on such a service in any resettlement estate or resettlement factory area. (6) The competent authority may withdraw any per- mission given under paragraph (a) at any time and without notice.

(3) Any person who fails to comply with a require- ment of the competent authority made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.".

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