34
CAP. 7
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
[1988 Ed.
General
Enlargement of time
43B. The Commissioner may extend any time fixed by this Part for the making of any application to him or for the lodging of any document with him. (Added 40 of 1984 s. 10)
Service of notice
44. (1) Any notice given under this Part may be served upon the person affected thereby either personally or by leaving the same with any occupier of the premises to which the same relates, or by leaving the same with some adult inmate at the usual or last known place of business or residence of the person to be served, or, if the person to be served cannot readily be found, by affixing the notice on a conspicuous part of the premises to which the same relates.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply in respect of the service of any notice under section 21, but in such cases service shall be effected by posting the prescribed form of notice in English, together with a copy in Chinese, upon the main door or entrance of the premises affected, and by reposting the same if necessary upon the second and third day thereafter, and upon the expiration of the third day such notice shall be deemed to have been served upon all persons including sub-tenants affected thereby. (Added 22 of 1953 s. 22. Amended 14 of 1957 s. 3)
(3) Without prejudice to subsection (1), service of any notice under section 10(1A) or 10(3AA) or notice, application or certificate under section 10A, 10AA, 10B or 10C may be effected by the recorded delivery service, or registered post, addressed to the last known place of business or residence of the person to be served. (Added 10 of 1975 s. 8. Amended 93 of 1975 s. 8; 39 of 1979 s. 13; 76 of 1981 s. 30; 40 of 1984 s. 11)
Exercise of powers of Commissioner
44A. (1) The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this Part- (a) serve on any person a requisition in the specified form requiring him to furnish to the Commissioner, within such reasonable period as the Commissioner may specify in the form, the particulars reasonably required by the Commissioner by the requisition;
(b) require the landlord, tenant or sub-tenant or former landlord, tenant or sub-tenant of any premises to exhibit to him all documents relating to the tenancy and user of the premises, including leases, receipts for rent, rent-books and accounts, and the Commissioner may take copies of those documents;
(c) at any reasonable time, with the consent of the occupier, enter and inspect any premises and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit;
(d) require the occupier or other person in control of the premises, following not less than 24 hours notice in writing delivered at the premises, to allow the Commissioner to enter and inspect those
Page 35