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ORDINANCE III OF 1980 ORDINANCE III OF 1980 BALUCHISTAN URBAN RENT RESTRICTION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1980 2. Substitution of section 4 of Ordinance No. VI of 1959.‑‑In the Baluchistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance), for section 4, the following shall be substituted :‑ "4.‑(1) The Controller shall, on an application by the tenant or land‑lord of a building or rented land fix fair rent for such building or rented land after holding such enquiry as the Controller thinks fit. (2) The fair rent shall be fixed after taking into consideration the following factors; (a) The rent of the same building or similar accommodation in similar circumstances prevailing in the locality at the time of and during the period of twelve months prior to the date of making application; (b) the rise in the cost of construction of and of the repairing charges as well as the imposition of new taxes after the commencement of the tenancy; and (c) the rental value of the building or rented land entered in the Property Tax Assessment Register of the Taxation Department or the local body relating to the period mentioned in clause (a), if any; (3) The fair rent fixed under this section shall be payable by the tenant from a date to be fixed by the Controller not earlier than the date of filing the application. (4) If the fair rent fixed under subsection (2) exceeds the rent being paid by the tenant on the date of the filing of the application under this section, the maximum increase of rent payable by the tenam shall not be more than 25 Y. of the rent already being paid by him."