14. Effect of order as against persons using or occupying controlled premises who do not pay rent
Feedback & supportWhere, pursuant to an order of the Board made under this Act, a landlord recovers, and enters into, possession of controlled premises, that order shall, notwithstanding anything in any written law, be enforceable against any person using or occupying the controlled premises who does not pay rent to, and has no tenancy with, the landlord in respect of that use or occupation.
Board
“Board” means the Tenants’ Compensation Board constituted under section 6;
Where any person so using or occupying the controlled premises fails to deliver up possession and vacate the controlled premises within such period as the Board may determine (being a period not exceeding 2 months from the date of the order of the Board), the Board may take such measures (including the calling for the assistance of the police) as are necessary to have that person evicted from the controlled premises.
controlled premises
“controlled premises” or “premises” means any dwelling-house, flat, factory, warehouse, office, counting house, shop, school and any other building, whether of permanent or temporary construction in which persons are employed, and any part of any such building let or sublet separately and includes any land whereon any such building is or has been erected with the consent of the landlord that is subject to control under the Control of Rent Act and is situated in a designated development area;
Any person who fails or neglects to deliver up possession and vacate the controlled premises in contravention of the order of the Board shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and shall be liable to a further fine of $100 for every day during which the contravention continues after conviction.
This section shall not prejudice, restrict, or in any way affect, any right of the landlord to pursue any action or remedy that is available to him under the general law relating to eviction of trespassers from land.
landlord
“landlord” means the landlord of controlled premises in respect of which a tenancy exists and includes the landlord of a statutory tenant;