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Addition
of new sections 204, 203 and 200.
16. The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition after section zo of the following new sections-
ocenpancy
"Apparent 20A. Where a landlord establishes a prima facie change in case that there has been an apparent change in the shifts onus occupancy of premises or of part thereof, the tenant of proat
shall be deemed to have parted with the possession of such premises or of such part unless he satisfies a tenancy tribunal to the contrary.
to tenant,
A tenant
about to
absent
20B. (1) A tenant of domestic premises not being a corporation or unincorporate body shall not be deemed to have assigned, transferred, sublet or parted with Colony for possession for the purposes of section 20 if the tribunal
is satisfied that
himself
from the
certain
periode
may sublet
under
conditions.
(a) he sublet to a person for a period during which
the tenant was absent from the Colony; and
(b) such subletting occurred with the consent of the landlord or the landlord's consent WAS unreasonably withheld; and
(c) the tenant was absent from the Colony for a period of not less than three and not more than nine months; and
(d) such person did not pay or promise to pay to the tenant a consideration in excess of the tent payable by the tenant to the landlord.
(2) Whether or not the conditions of this sub- section have been complied with a person who has obtained possession of premises to which this Ordinance applies on condition that he will give up possession to the tenant on the tenant's return to the Colony shall not be entitled to the protection of this Ordinance as against the tenant after such tenant's return or as against the landlord.
(3) Nothing herein contained shall entitle a person who has obtained possession of any premises by reason of the provisions of this section to retain possession as against the landlord after the expiration of nine months from the date when he first obtained such possession,
Tenant if a party to an
200. A tenant who has been made a party to an application application under section zo shall without prejudice to under any appeal be bound by an order in favour of the land- section all be lord made under such section, and any tenancy in any bound by premises to which such order relates to which such
made
tenant is or might be entitled by virtue of this Ordinance thereunder. shall cease and determine."
an order
Amendment of section
16. Section 24 of the principal Ordinance is amended— (a) by the deletion from the second and third lines of the 24.
words "and no appeal has been lodged in due time”; (b) by the insertion in the seventh line after the words
"complied with" of the following-
"and that execution thereof has not been stayed by order of the court":
(c) by the deletion from the last two lines of the words "five
hundred" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"one thousand".
Amendment of section
17. Section 25 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) by the insertion in the third line after the word 'Inspect" 25.
of the following-
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and take measurements in.";
(b) by the deletion from the last line of the words "live hundred and the substitution therefor of the following---
"one thousand".
of section
18. Section 27 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion from the first line of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the word "The" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"Save as is otherwise provided by subsection (SA) of section 31, the"".
of section
18. Section 28 of the principal Ordinancu is amended by the Amendment deletion from the third line of all the words following the word 28. "tribunal" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"may after such certification and proof of non-compliance as is provided for in section 24, be enforced by the court as if such order had been an order of the court.""
20. Section 31 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by the insertion in the fifth line of subsection (1) after
the word "Upon" of the following-
"such date as may be specified in the order or, if no date is so specified, upon";
(b) by the addition after subsection (5) of the following new
subsection-
"(SA) A tenancy tribunal appointed by the Chief Justice to determine any application under this section shall be constituted of a president who shall
Amendment of section 31.