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(1) No rent deposired under section 21 shall bc considcrcd to have been validly deposi~ed under that scction for purposes of clause (j) of sub-scciio~i (1) of section 13, unless deposi tcd within fifleen days of h e rime hxcd by thc conmct in wriring for payment of the rent or, in the absence of such conrract in writing, unlcss dcposited within the last day of thc month following [ha1 for which [he rcnt was payable: 'Provided [ha[ whcre any rcnt rcmirrcd to the landlord by postal moncy order within the lime rererred 10 in section 4 is returned to the tenant by he poslal authorities as undelivered either on account of the landlord having rerused to accepl payment thereof or for any olher cause, such rcnt may also be validly deposi~ed for the purposcs of the said clause within firken days horn rhc datc on which it is so relurned to the tenanl. (2) No such deposi~ shall be considercd to havc bccn vdidly madc ror the purposcs of the said clause if he IenanL wilfully or ncgligenlIy makcs any falsc statemen! in his application for depositing [he renl, unless [he landlord has withdrawn thc amount deposited before [he date of instiruuon of a suit or proceeding for rccovcry of possession of [he premises from the rcnant. . . (3) If thc rcnr is dcposi~cd within the time mentioned in sub- section ( I ) , and does not ceaxe lo be a valid deposil for the reason rncnlioncd in sub-scction (2). [he dcposit shall constitute payment of rent to [he landlord as if Ihc amount deposited has been valid legal lender of rent if iendered to the landlord on thc date fixed by the conlract for pdymcnr of rent when there is such a c o n m t , ar, in h e absence of any conmcl, on ~ h c filieent h day of the month next folIowing ha1 for which renl is payable.