1976-HKRS28-16-24_Part03 — Page 54

Amendment of section 52.

Addition of new section 13.A.

Amendment at section 74k.

6. Section 62(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "pection $6" and substituting the following--

"section 55A or 56",

7. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 63 the following new section

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63A. (1) Where the rent of a tenancy has been in- creased under section $5A and a sub-tenancy has been created out of that tenancy, the principal tenant may, subject to subsection (3), increase the rent payable by the sub-tenant by such appropriate amount as may be agreed between them.

(2) In the absence of any agreement between the prin- cipal tenant and his sub-tenant under subsection (1), the amount by which the rent payable by the sub-tenant is to be increased may be determined by the court.

(3) Where the rent payable by a sub-tenant is increased following a determination of the court under this section the increase shall not lake effect except in pursuance of a notice of increase in the specified form served by the principal tenant on the sub-tenant, specifying the increase and the date from which it is to take effect.

(4) The date specified in a notice of increase under sub- section (3) shall be such date as shall be determined by the court.

(5) Where a principal tenant serves on a sub-tebant a notice of increase under subsection (3), the principal tenant shall send a copy of that notice to the Commissioner.".

Section 74B of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "1976" and substituting the following-

1976.

B.

I assent.

***1979**.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 7th day of July,

alexpRoberts

Acting bvernor.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression hur been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a tryø-end correctly printed copy of the said bill.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.