1964_LANDLORD_AND_TENANT_(CONSOLIDATION)_ORDINANCE — Page 71

CAP. 71

Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)

[1988 Ed.

PART III

DISTRESS FOR RENT

Interpretation and Application

Interpretation

75. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires---

"Collector of Rates" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116); (Added 37 of 1986 s. 4)

"court" means the District Court;

"rateable value" means-

(a) in the case of premises being a tenement included in a valuation list maintained by the Collector of Rates under section 14A of the Rating Ordinance, the rateable value shown in that list; or

(b) in any other case, the rateable value certified under section 75A;

(Added 37 of 1986 s. 4)

"Registrar" means the Registrar of the District Court;

"warrant" means a warrant of distress for arrears of rent.

(Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule; 13 of 1966 Schedule)

Certificate as to rateable value

75A. For the purposes of ascertaining the rateable value of any premises in connection with any application under section 101 a certificate purporting to be under the hand of an officer of the Rating and Valuation Department not below the rank of Rent Officer showing in respect of any particular day-

(a) in the case of premises being a tenement included in a valuation list maintained by the Collector of Rates under section 14A of the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116), the rateable value shown in that list; or

(b) in any other case, whether or not the rateable value of those premises exceeds the sum mentioned in section 101(1),

shall be admissible in any proceedings on its production and without further proof and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

(Added 37 of 1986 s. 5)

Application of this Part

76. The provisions of this Part shall extend to New Kowloon and to any other land exempted from Part II of the New Territories Ordinance (Cap. 97), notwithstanding anything contained in that Ordinance.

(Replaced 9 of 1950 Schedule)