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No. S. 640.
The Bill intituled an Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Prevention of Eviction Ordinances, 1938 and 1939, which was amended in clause 3 (5) thereof in Committee of the Legislative Council after the second reading on the 7th December, 1939, is published for information as so amended in accordance with Order 28 (1) of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
A BILL
INTITULED
[No. 28-7.12.39.-6.]
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Prevention of
Eviction Ordinances, 1938 and 1939.
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 Prevention of Short title. Eviction Consolidation and Amendment Ordinance, 1939.
2.-(1) In this Ordinance-
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(a) “landlord" and tenant include any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord or tenant;
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(b) landlord" also includes in relation to any dwelling- house any person, other than the tenant, who is or would but for this Ordinance be entitled to possession of the dwelling- house;
(c) 'let " includes sub-let; (d) tenant and tenancy
sub-tenancy;
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(e) tenant
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include sub-tenant and
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;
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(1) principal tenant means the person who has obtain- ed a tenancy of a dwelling house, or a floor or floors thereof, from the landlord;
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Application and inter-
pretation. 10 and 11
Geo. 5, c. 17, s. 12 (1) (f), (g) and
(2)
(g) the Assessor means the Assessor appointed by the Governor under section 3 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901. Ordinance
(h) order" includes judgment or decree.
(2) This Ordinance shall apply to a house or a part of
a house, including a bed-space, let as a separate dwelling:
Provided that--
(i) this Ordinance shall not apply to a dwelling-house bonâ fide let at a rent which includes payments in respect of board, attendance or use of furniture;-
No. 6 of 1901.