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Restoratz~n of possession of prtmzses vacated by a tenant.-( I) Where a tenant in occupation of any buildmg m a slum a rt a vacates the building or is evicted therefrom on the ground that it was requ•re:l for the purpose of executing any work of improvement or f0r the purpose of re-erection of thr building, the tenant may, withm such tlme as may be prescribed, file a dec· laratten with the competent authonty that he desires to be replaced in occupation of the buildmg after the completion of the work of improvement or re-erection of the buildmg, as the case rray be. \2) On receipt of such declaration, the compeu:Iat authority shall by order mquire the owner of the buLlding to turnish to it, within such time as may be prescribed, the plans of the work of improvemt:nt or rc-erection of · the buiJdmg and estimates of the cost theteof and such other particulars as . may be necessary and shall on the bas1s of such plans and estimates and parti- culars, if tny, furnished and ha\ ing regard l<' tbe provi3ions of sub-section (3) ~. 1 l . . . • • • 163 of section 26 and after holding l!UCb inquiry as 1t may think fit, provisionally determine the 1 ent that would be payable by the tcn.mt if he were to be re-placed in occupation of the building in pursuance of the dcc\nration made by htm und(,;r sub section (I) . (3) The tent provisionally determined under suh1ec1 ion (2) shall be communicated in tl1e prescribed mannet• to the tenant and 1 he owner. (4) If the tenant afte1· the receipt of such communication intim:tt\!5 in writing to the CO!Dpetent authority within such time as mny be prr.scribed that when h~ is re-placed in occupation of the building in JHirl!uance of the declarataon made hy him under sub section (J ), he would pay tu the owner, until the rent 1s finally determin~d under secuon 26, thr. n~n\ p1 ovisiona\ly determined 4nder CJub Eection (2), the CGmpetent authodty shall direct the owner ,to place the tenant in occupation of the building altcl tlu: completion of the \\Ork of impl'Ovemcnt or re-ercction of the building, .ts the ca~e m"ly be, and the owner shall he bound to comply with such di1 cctiotl.