1950_LANDLORD_AND_TENANT_ORDINANCE — Page 1

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Landlord and Tenant.

CHAPTER 255.

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

[CAP. 255

To consolidate and amend the law relating to the restriction 25 of 1947.

of rents.

[23rd May, 1947.]

13 of 1948. 43 of 1949. 24 of 1950.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Landlord and Short title. Tenant Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance-

"business premises" includes every cubicle, room, portion of a floor, floor or building which is the subject of a separate letting and which is used wholly or primarily for the purpose of any trade, business or profession and every hotel or boarding-house whether such hotel or boarding- house is held by the keeper thereof under one lease or under more than one lease or is contained in one building or more than one building;

"court" means the Supreme Court in its summary jurisdic-

tion;

"dependent premises" means premises which are the subject

of a separate letting and which are not self-contained in respect of ablution, privy and cooking facilities; "domestic premises" includes every bed-space, cubicle, room, portion of a floor, floor or building which is the subject of a separate letting and which is used wholly or primarily for human habitation: Provided that the following shall not be deemed to be domestic premises within the meaning of this definition-

(a) any building or portion of a building which is used. for habitation only by caretakers or watchmen not exceeding two in number;

(b) any building or portion of a building which is used for habitation only by office attendants or their families;

(c) any particular portion of any hotel or boarding- house which is let by the keeper of such hotel or boarding-house to a guest of such hotel or boarding- house;

"landlord" includes any person, other than the Crown, who is from time to time entitled to receive rent in respect of

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Interpretation.