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Exercise of powers of Commis- sioner.
(L) OF 1973)
Forms.
Enlarge ment of time.
Bules.
Service of natice.
(2) Notice of appointments to the Panel shall be published in the Gazette.
70. (1) The Commissioner may, for the pur- poses of this Part, exercise any of the powers con- ferred on him by section 5 of the Rating Ordinance 1973.
(2) Any public officer or class of public officer employed in the Department of Rating and Valua don 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.
71. (1) The Commissioner may specify the forms to be used under this Part.
(2) The Commissioner may publish in the Gazette any form specified by him under subsec- tion (1)
(3) The Commissioner may in his discretion accept any notice or application served on him which is not in the specified form.
72 The Commissioner may extend any time fixed by this Part for the making of any application to him.
73. The Chief Justice may make rules regula- ting-
(a) the practice and procedure in all proceed- ings brought before the court under this Parti
(b) the costs which the court may award upon the determination of any proceedings under this Part;
(c) the fees to be paid to the court in respect
of any proceedings under this Part.
74. Service of any notice, application, certificate or other document under this Part may be effected-
(a) by personal service;
(b) by the recorded delivery service, addressed to the last known place of business or resi- dence of the person to be served; or
Saving
Expiry of this Part.
(c) in the case of service on a tenant or sub- tenant, by leaving the notice, application, certificate or other document with an adult occupier of the premises in which the tenant or sub-tenant resides and to which such document relates.
74A. Nothing in this Part shall-
(a) authorize any increase in rent during the unexpired portion of a tenancy or sub- tenancy for a fixed term;
(b) subject to sections 53(1)(c), (5) and (6) and section 62. afford to any sub-tenant any security of tenure greater than that enjoyed by his principal tenant; or
(c) affect any right or remedy arising, either before or after the 15th day of December 1973. out of any breach of condition or other term in any tenancy or out of any condition providing a right or re-entry in the event of the business of the tenant being wound up or the tenant suffering execution to be levied or a receiving order in bankruptcy to be made, assigning the lease for the benefit of creditors or entering into any agreement or making any arrange- ment with creditors for the liquidation of debts by composition or otherwise:
Provided that a covenant to yield up possession on a specified date shall be coo- strued as a covenant to yield up possession on such later date as may be necessary to permit the giving of notice of termination as required by Part V.
748. Subject to section 52(4), this Part shall expire at midnight on the 14th day of December 1976.".
3. The Domestic Premises (Tenure and Rent) (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance 1973 is repealed,
Repeal.
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