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( I ) Where any sum or olher consideration has been- paid by or Rcfund or on bchaIf of a tenant to a landlord, in conmavention of any of the ::hiurn, provisions of this Act, thc Conlroller may, on applicalion made to him CIC., not wilhin a period of six monlhs rrorh the date of such payment, order Lhe ~ ~ ~ landlord to refund such sum or the value of such consideration to the AC~. tenant or order Ihc adjus~menl of such sum or 'the value of such consideralion against the rent payabIe by the [enant. 'Thc proviso was ndded by s. 3 01 h e Wesr Bcngd Prciniscs Ten~cy- (Second Amcndrnsn~) Acl, 1969 (West Bcn. Act XXXlV or 1969). The Wesr Be~rgul Pre~rrises Terrrlcy At;, 1956. [West Ben. Act (2) The provisions of sub-section ( I ) shall no1 apply lo any casc of decrcasc of rcnl to which scc~ion 12 applies. Fair rcnr.