COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 12 · Rental Waiver Due to COVID-19 Event in 2021
86. Interpretation of this Part
Last amended by an amending law of 2021.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“assessor’s determination” means a determination by a rental waiver assessor under section 97 on an application made under section 95;“Authority” means the Authority mentioned in section 87(1);“Division 4 determination” means a determination by a rental waiver assessor under section 102, on an application made under section 100, that it is just and equitable in the circumstances of the case for a notice of rental waiver to be issued even though the lease agreement does not satisfy section 91(2);“IRAS” means the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore established by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act;“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;“lease agreement”, for any property, means an agreement for leasing or licensing the property that is in writing or evidenced in writing, and includes a lease or a licence;“notice of rental waiver” means a notice issued by the Authority under section 92(1);“occupier” includes such person as may be prescribed;“prescribed tenant-occupier” or “PTO” means a tenant of any prescribed property who is an occupier of that property;“PTO chain”, for a prescribed property, means a chain of landlords and tenants of the property ending with a PTO;“PTO’s landlord” means the landlord of a PTO;“Registrar” means the Registrar of rental waiver assessors appointed under section 88(1), and includes any Deputy Registrar of rental waiver assessors performing the functions of the Registrar;“rent” means the total amount payable by a tenant for the lease or licence of the property concerned, and includes any service charge and maintenance charge, and any other thing that is prescribed as being rent, but excludes any thing that is prescribed as not being rent;“rental waiver assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of rental waiver assessors under section 89;“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.
assessor
“assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of assessors under section 11;
“assessor’s determination” means a determination by a rental waiver assessor under section 97 on an application made under section 95;
“Authority” means the Authority mentioned in section 87(1);
Authority
“Authority” means the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore established under the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act;
“Division 4 determination” means a determination by a rental waiver assessor under section 102, on an application made under section 100, that it is just and equitable in the circumstances of the case for a notice of rental waiver to be issued even though the lease agreement does not satisfy section 91(2);
lease agreement
“lease agreement”, for any property, includes a lease or licence for that property;
“IRAS” means the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore established by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act;
“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;
landlord
“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;
“lease agreement”, for any property, means an agreement for leasing or licensing the property that is in writing or evidenced in writing, and includes a lease or a licence;
“notice of rental waiver” means a notice issued by the Authority under section 92(1);
“occupier” includes such person as may be prescribed;
“prescribed tenant-occupier” or “PTO” means a tenant of any prescribed property who is an occupier of that property;
prescribed tenant-occupier
“prescribed tenant-occupier” or “PTO” means a tenant of any prescribed property who satisfies the prescribed criteria and who is an occupier of the property;
“PTO chain”, for a prescribed property, means a chain of landlords and tenants of the property ending with a PTO;
PTO chain
“PTO chain”, for a PTO of a prescribed property, means a chain of landlords and tenants of that property ending with the PTO;
“PTO’s landlord” means the landlord of a PTO;
PTO
“prescribed tenant-occupier” or “PTO” means a tenant of any prescribed property who satisfies the prescribed criteria and who is an occupier of the property;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of rental waiver assessors appointed under section 88(1), and includes any Deputy Registrar of rental waiver assessors performing the functions of the Registrar;
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of assessors appointed under section 10(1), and includes any Deputy Registrar of assessors exercising the functions of the Registrar;
“rent” means the total amount payable by a tenant for the lease or licence of the property concerned, and includes any service charge and maintenance charge, and any other thing that is prescribed as being rent, but excludes any thing that is prescribed as not being rent;
rent
“rent” includes licence fee and any matter that is prescribed as being rent, but excludes any service charge and maintenance charge and any other matter that is prescribed as not being rent;
“rental waiver assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of rental waiver assessors under section 89;
“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.
tenant
“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.
Terms defined in this Act
assessor
Defined · s 2“assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of assessors under section 11;
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;
lease agreement
Defined · s 19B“lease agreement”, for any property, includes a lease or licence for that property;
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;
prescribed tenant-occupier
Defined · s 19B“prescribed tenant-occupier” or “PTO” means a tenant of any prescribed property who satisfies the prescribed criteria and who is an occupier of the property;
PTO
Defined · s 19B“prescribed tenant-occupier” or “PTO” means a tenant of any prescribed property who satisfies the prescribed criteria and who is an occupier of the property;
PTO chain
Defined · s 19B“PTO chain”, for a PTO of a prescribed property, means a chain of landlords and tenants of that property ending with the PTO;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of assessors appointed under section 10(1), and includes any Deputy Registrar of assessors exercising the functions of the Registrar;
rent
Defined · s 19B“rent” includes licence fee and any matter that is prescribed as being rent, but excludes any service charge and maintenance charge and any other matter that is prescribed as not being rent;
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.