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Amendment
of section 12.
Amendment
of section
18.
Forms.
(4) Where the Commissioner has served a cer- tificate under subsection (3), the rent of the sub- tenancy may, subject to subsection (5), be increased by the amount shown in the certificate.
(5) Where the amount of rent of a sub-tenancy is increased under this section, the increase shall not take effect except in pursuance of a notice of in crease in the specified form served by the principal tenant on the sub-tenant specifying the amount of the increase and the date from which it is to take effect (6) The date specified in a notice of increase under subsection (5) shall be not earlier than-
(a) the date on which the increased rates or the rates imposed, as the case may be, be- came payable:
(b) the date on which the increase in rent of the principal tenancy on account of rates became payable;
(c) 6 months prior to the date of service of the notice of increase on the sub-tenant; or
(d) the 1st April 1975.
whichever is the later.
100. The Commissioner may-
(a) specify the forms to be used under sections
10A, 103 and 100;
(b) publish any such forms in the Gazette; and (c) in his discretion accept any application served on him under section 10B or 100 which is not in the specified form.".
5. Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
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(a) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and
substituting the following-
and"; and
(b) by inserting, after paragraph (c). the following- "(d) any increase in rent under section 10C.”.
6. Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "of Rating and Valuation" wherever it occurs.
7. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment
of section deleting "of Rating and Valuation”.
20,
8. Section 44 of the principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment inserting, after subsection (2), the following new subsection--
"(3) Without prejudice to subsection (1), service of any notice or application under section 10A, 108 or 10C may be effected by the recorded delivery service, addressed to the last known place of business or residence of the person to be served.”,
of section 44.
9. Section 56 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and Repeal and replaced by the following-
"Increase in rent on account of babes,
56, (1) Where-
(a) a landlord bears the rates in respect of any premises the subject of a tenancy and there is an increase in the amount of rates pay- able; or
(b) rates are imposed in respect of any such premises and the landlord bears those rates,
the landlord may, subject to subsection (2), increase the amount of rent payable by the tenant of those premises by the amount of the increase in rates or by the amount of the rates imposed, as the case may be.
(2) Where the amount of rent is increased under this section the increase shall not take effect except in pursuance of a notice of increase in the specified form served by the landlord on the tenant, specifying the increase and the date from which it is to take effect.
(3) The date specified in a notice of increase under subsection (2) shall be not earlier than-
(a) the date on which the increased rates or the rates imposed, as the case may be, became payable; or
(b) 3 months prior to the date of service of the
notice,
whichever is the later.".
replacement of section $6.