Control of Rent (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification

Control of Rent Act

(Chapter 58, Section 30)

Control of Rent (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification

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G.N. No. S 284/1988

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

Citation

1.  This Notification may be cited as the Control of Rent (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification.

Premises exempted from Act

2.—(1)  The following premises are exempted from the provisions of the Act:

(a) any premises —

(i) which at any time on or after 7th October 1988 are occupied by the owner for any period;

(ii) which at any time on or after that date are neither occupied by the owner nor by the tenant for any period; or

(iii) owned by a body corporate which at any time on or after that date are —

(A) occupied by or let to any director or employee of the body corporate for any period;

(B) neither occupied by or let to any director or employee of the body corporate nor occupied by any other tenant for any period; and

(b) ¹ any domestic premises —

¹  These premises continue to be exempted from the Act notwithstanding the revocation of G.N. S 290/80.

(i) which at any time on or after 24th October 1980 have not for any period been occupied by the owner or let to a tenant; or

(ii) owned by a body corporate which at any time on or after that date have for any period been occupied by or let to any director or employee of the body corporate.

[S 290/80]

[24.10.80].

[S 284/88]

[7.10.88]

(2)  For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), “domestic premises” means —

(a) a building used wholly or chiefly as a separate dwelling and having a house number allotted to it under section 50 of the Property Tax Act [Cap. 254]; or

(b) part of a building used wholly or chiefly as a separate dwelling and having such a house number.