Time limit for making deposit and consequences of incorrect particulars in application for deposit

(1) No rent deposited under section 18 shall be considered to

have been validly deposited under that section, unless the deposit is made within twenty-

one days of the time allowed by section 17 for payment of the rent.

1. (2) No such deposit shall be considered to have been validly made, if the tenant wilfully makes any false statement in his application for depositing the rent, unless the

landlord has withdrawn the amount deposited before the date of filing an application for

the recovery of possession of the building from the tenant.

1. (3) If the rent is deposited within the time mentioned in sub-section (1) and does not cease to be a valid deposit for the reason mentioned in sub-section (2), the deposit shall constitute payment of the rent to the landlord as if the amount deposited had been validly tendered.
2. (4) If the deposit is not considered to have been validly made, the person depositing may withdraw the deposit at any time when he wishes to withdraw by making an application in writing in this behalf to the Controller.