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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Draft Bills.
No. S. 486.-The following Bills are published for general information:
A BILL
[No. 24-28.10.41.-2.]
Short title.
Interpreta- tion.
Application of the Ordinance.
INTITULED
An Ordinance to restrict the increase of rent and to prevent
eviction.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Rents Ordinance, 1941.
2. In this Ordinance-
(a) "landlord" and tenant
include any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord or
tenant;
(b) "landlord" also includes in relation to any premises any person, other than the tenant, who is or would but for this Ordinance be entitled to possession of the premises;
(c) "let" includes sub-let;
(d) "order" includes judgment or decree;
(e) premises" means any dwelling house, flat, factory, warehouse, office, counting house, shop, school, and any other building in which persons dwell or are employed or work and any part of any premises let or sub-let separately;
and tenancy includes sub-tenant and
(f) tenant
sub-tenancy;
(g) tenant
includes the widow of a tenant dying intestate who was residing with him at the time of his death, or, where a tenant dying intestate leaves no widow or is a woman, such member of the tenant's family so residing as aforesaid as may be decided in default of agreement by the court in its summary jurisdiction;
(h) the Assessor" means the Assessor appointed by the Governor under section 3 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901.
3. This Ordinance shall apply to premises in the Colony except-
(a) such as are situated in the New Territories other than New Kowloon;
(b) any dwelling house or part of a dwelling house bonâ fide let at a rent which includes payments in respect of board, attendance, or use of furniture; and
(c) such premises as the Governor in Council may declare by notification in the Gazette not to be affected by the provisions of this Ordinance.
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