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(1) Where a landlord is in possession or is entitled to immediate possession of more buildings, than one in the same area, and the competent authority is of the opinion that, having regard to the landlord's calling, standard of living, nature and extent of business and other material facts, the landlord's, residential or non-residential requirements, as the case may be, would be adequately served allotting to him one or more of the said buildings and that the other building or buildings are needed for a public purpose, the competent authority may, by order in writing served, on the landlord, allot to him for his residential or non-residential purposes, as the case may be, such one or more buildings and requisition the other building or buildings. (2) Where a landlord is in occupation of a portion of a building and the competent authority is of the opinion that the said portion should be requisitioned in order that the said portion may, with the rest of the building, be used as a single unit for a public purpose, the competent authority may, by order in writing served on the landlord, allot to him for his occupation another building whether belonging to the landlord or requisitioned from any other person and requisition the portion of the building of which the landlord is in occupation. (3) Where one building belonging to a landlord is in his occupation and another building belonging to him is in the occupation of another person as the landlord's tenant or licensee, and the competent authority is of the opinion that the building in the occupation of the landlord is needed for a public purpose, and the building in the occupation of the tenant or the licensee is suitable for the landlord's occupation, the competent authority may, subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), by order in writing served on the landlord and the tenant or the licensee, requisition the building in the occupation of the landlord and allot to the Requisitioning of occupied buildings. [Act No. XI of 1954] 5 landlord for his occupation the building in the occupatian of the tenant or the licensee. (4) Where a building is in the occupation of a tenant or a licensee, the competent authority may, subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), by order in writing served on the landlord and the tenant or the licensee, requisition the building. (5) The tenant or the licensee in the occupation of a building against whom any order requisitioning a building has been issued under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) shall be paid compensation equal to the amount of rent payable by him for the building for a period of four months plus, reasonable expenses incurred on account of vacating the building and re-occupying, another building, or in lieu of such compensation and expenses, shall be given two months notice to vacate the building: Provided that it shall not be necessary to pay any such compensation and expenses or to give any such notice as aforesaid, if the competent authority allots to the tenant or licensee for his occupation another building either belonging to the landlord or the tenant or the licensee or requisitioned from some other person and which, in the opinion of the competent authority, is suitable. (6) Occupation by a person to whom a requisitioned building is allotted by the competent authority shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.