COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 2A · Rental Relief and Related Measures
19I. Authority’s request for information or documents
Last amended by an amending law of 2020.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Authority may, by written notice to the owner of a prescribed property, or any landlord or tenant of a prescribed property, require that person to provide, within the time specified in the notice, such information or document as the Authority may reasonably require for the purposes of administering the public scheme.
Authority
“Authority” means the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore established under the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act;
Any person who receives the notice must comply with the notice.
A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Terms defined in s 19B
Authority
Defined · s 19B“Authority” means the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore established under the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act;
landlord
Defined · s 19B“landlord”, for any property, includes a lessor, sub-lessor, licensor or sub-licensor for that property, but excludes a person or class of persons prescribed as not being a landlord or landlords;
prescribed property
Defined · s 19B“prescribed property” means any prescribed non-residential property or any property belonging to a prescribed class of non-residential property, and includes any part of such property;
public scheme
Defined · s 19B“public scheme” means the public scheme for the giving of cash grants to mitigate rental costs, that is part of the Budget Statement of the Government dated 26 May 2020;
tenant
Defined · s 19B“tenant”, for any property, includes a lessee, sub-lessee, licensee or sub-licensee for that property, but excludes a person or class of persons prescribed as not being a tenant or tenants.
Part 3
Temporary Relief for Financially Distressed Individuals, Firms and Other Businesses
Part 4
Temporary Measures for Conduct of Meetings
Part 5
Temporary Measures for Court Proceedings and Syariah Court Proceedings
Part 6
Temporary Measures Concerning Remission of Property Tax
Part 7
COVID‑19 Control Orders
Part 8
Contracts Affected by Delay in the Performance or Breach of a Construction Contract, Supply Contract or Related Contract
Part 8A
Extension of Time for Construction Contracts
Part 8B
Temporary Measures for Cost-Sharing in Construction Contracts
Part 8C
Part 9
Temporary Measures for Conduct of Collective Sale of Property
Part 10
Further Reliefs for Specified Contracts
Part 10A
Part 11
Part 12