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CAP. 7
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
[1988 Ed.
69. (Repealed 76 of 1981 s. 49)
Exercise of powers of Commissioner
70. (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; (Amended 40 of 1984 s. 25)
(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;
(ca) 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 premises at any reasonable time and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit; (Added 40 of 1984 s. 25)
(d) after the expiry of not less than 24 hours notice in writing to the occupier of the premises or, if the occupier cannot be found, to the landlord or other person in control of the premises, enter at any reasonable time during day-light (using such force as may be necessary) and inspect any premises and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit. (Replaced 29 of 1983 s. 24)
(2) Any public officer or class of public officer employed in the Rating and Valuation Department and authorized in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner may exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on the Commissioner by this Part.
Refusal to furnish information and obstruction
70A. (1) Any person who, without reasonable excuse-
(a) refuses or neglects to furnish any of the particulars specified under section 70(1)(a);
(b) refuses or neglects to exhibit any document he is required to exhibit under section 70(1)(b);
(c) refuses to allow the Commissioner to take copies of any document exhibited under section 70(1)(b); or
(d) obstructs or evades the exercise of any power under section 70(1)(c), (ca) or (d), (Replaced 40 of 1984 s. 26)
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Added 29 of 1983 s. 25. Amended 40 of 1984 s. 26)