Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2022-10-17

The Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease (Special Provisions) Act

- Approval of the Cabinet has been granted at its meeting held on 2021‑09‑27 to draft a new Bill for the enactment of a new law in place of the Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease (Special Provisions) Act. Accordingly, clearance of the Attorney General has been received for the Bill drafted by the Legal Draftsman. As such, the proposal made by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, to publish the said Bill in the Government Gazette and thereafter, present the same in Parliament for approval, was approved by the Cabinet.