Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Regulations 2023

No. S 708

Lease Agreements for
Retail Premises Act 2023

Lease Agreements for
Retail Premises Regulations 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(1) of the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Act 2023, the Minister for Trade and Industry makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 1 February 2024.

Prescribed period for submission of declaration of permitted deviation

2.—(1)  For the purposes of section 6(3)(a) of the Act, the prescribed period for submission of a declaration of permitted deviation is 14 days after the date the lease agreement is signed by the landlord and the tenant.

(2)  For the purposes of sections 23(4)(a) and 24(4)(a) of the Act, the prescribed period for submission of a declaration of permitted deviation is 14 days after the date the settlement agreement is signed by the parties.

Prescribed period for filing complaint of non‑compliance

3.  For the purposes of section 9(2)(a) of the Act, the complaint of non‑compliance must be filed with an authorised dispute resolution body within 14 days after —

(a) for an alleged non‑compliance with a leasing principle under section 2(4)(a) or (b) of the Act — the date the lease agreement is signed by the landlord and the tenant; and

(b) for an alleged non‑compliance with a leasing principle under section 2(4)(c) or (d) of the Act — the date of the alleged non‑compliance with the leasing principle.

Made on 31 October 2023.

BEH SWAN GIN

Permanent Secretary
(Development),
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[MTI/033-01-0007; AG/LEGIS/SL/159B/2020/1 Vol. 1]