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Bcn, Ord, V of 1916. (6) in the case of a deposit made undcr thc Wcst Bcngal Prcmiscs Rent Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950,l thc West Bcngal Prcmises Rent Conuol (Temporary Provisions) Acr, 1948,l ~ h c Calcutta Rcnl Ordinancc, 1946, the Calculta House Rent Control Order, 1943, or lhc Bcngal House Rent Conlrol Order, 1942, which has not bccn iorrcitcd to Government by an order made by Ihc Conuollcr under the law in rorcc immediately before Ihc date of cornmcncement o i thc Wesr Bengal Prenuses Tenancy (Arnendmcnt) Ordinancc, 1965, within two years from such dale, such deposit sllall be credilcd lo Govcrnmcnr as a lapscd dcposit. '(6A) Any deposit of rent credited to Government as a lapscd deposit under sub-scclion (6) shall be repayable to rhe landlord ar lo [he person or persons entitled to rcceivc h e rent deposited in accordance with such procedure as may bc prescribed. (8) liar he time of filing the petition mentioned io sub-scction (5), but not after rhc cxpiry or thirty days from receiving the nouce oldeposil, [he Iandlord or h c pcrson or persons mentioned in sub-section (3) complain to h e Controller that the statemenls in the tenani's application of [he reasons and circums~ances wh~ch led him to deposi~ h c rent are untrue, [he Conrrollcr, after giving he tenant an opporlunily of being heard, may levy on Ihc tcnant a fine which may extend lo an amount equal to ~ w o monlhs' rent or onc hundred rupees, whichever is morc, if he is sa~isfied [har [hc said succments were materially untrue and may ordcr rha~ a sum out of Ihc finc rcaliscd be paid to the landlord as compcnsa\ion. (9) The Cootrollcr may on thc complain1 of the lenant and aher giving an opponunity to he landlard of being heard levy on the landlord a line which may extend to an amount cqual to two months' rent or one hundred rupees whichever is marc if he is satisfied t h a ~ the landlord without any reasonable cause rzfuscd to accept rent hough tendered to him within the iime referred io in scction 4 and may further order h a 1 a sum out of the fine realised be paid LO h c tenant as compensa~ion. 'The West Bcngd Premises Rent Conml (Tcmporuy Provisions) Act. 1948 (Wcs~ Ben. Acl XXXVIII of 1948) wxs rcpcalcd by s. 45 of the Wcst Bcngd Prc~nises Rem Control (Tempomy Provisions) Acl, 1950 (Wcs~ Bcn. Act XVll DI 1950). and Ihc l ~ c r Act hu bcen repealed by s. 40 of this Act. ?Set fool-no~e 1 on page 690. anfe. JSub-sccrion (7) w a omitted by s. 7(2) of thc West Bengat P~crniscs Tcnmcy (Amendment) Act, 1965 (Wcst Ben- Act XX lX OF 1 965). X~iulc-limit Tor rnlking dcposil and cons+ quc1lcr.s o f incorrccl paniculm in applica- lion for dcposir, Saving as to acccpiancc of rclll. Tlrc Wesr Ber~gol Pretffises Tena!rcy Acr, 1956. [\Ve.st Ben. Act