Singapore legislation
Clause 14
of Recovery of Possession of Controlled Premises (Special Provisions) Bill
Clause 14
Duty of Board to advise tenants and sub-tenants of landlord’s application
(1)
Upon an application being made by a landlord to recover possession of controlled premises under subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act and before any order is made in the landlord’s favour under subsection (3) of that section the Board shall cause a notice in the Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English languages to be exhibited in the controlled premises in question.
(2)
Such notice shall inform every tenant and sub-tenant of the controlled premises that —
the landlord has made an application to the Board to recover possession of the controlled premises;
the Board intends to consider such application on the date and at the place stated in the notice; and
if the landlord obtains an order for possession of the controlled premises the Board proposes to determine the quantum of compensation to be awarded under this Act to every tenant and sub-tenant of such controlled premises.
(3)
The notice shall further inform every tenant and sub-tenant that he may attend the proceedings of the Board on the date and at the place specified in the notice and, if he so attends, he shall have an opportunity of being heard and producing such evidence, oral or documentary, as seems relevant to the Board.