Singapore legislation
Clause 135
Clause 135
Determination of tenancy of places on conviction for permitting use as a brothel, etc
(1)
Upon the conviction of the occupier of any place for any offence under section 132 or 133 of this Ordinance in respect of such place, the owner of such place shall within one month require the person so convicted to deliver up possession of the place to the owner, and in the event of the person so convicted failing within one month of being so required to deliver up possession as aforesaid, the owner of such place shall be entitled to determine the lease or contract of tenancy but without prejudice to the rights or remedies of any party to such lease or contract accrued before the date of such determination.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Control of Rent Ordinance (Cap. 242), where the owner of any place has determined the lease or contract of tenancy in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section and the occupier has not delivered up possession of the place after such determination, a Magistrate’s Court may on the application of the owner make a summary order for the delivery of possession of the place to the owner.
(3)
If the occupier disobeys any order made by a Magistrate’s Court under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, he shall be liable to the penalty prescribed in that behalf in section 188 of the Penal Code (Cap. 119).