COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 12 · Rental Waiver Due to COVID-19 Event in 2021
93. Service of notice of rental waiver and prescribed documents on landlord
Last amended by an amending law of 2021.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A PTO of a prescribed property who receives a notice of rental waiver must, if the PTO wishes to enjoy waiver of rent for the property under this Part, serve on the PTO’s landlord in the PTO chain, within the prescribed time —
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;
a copy of the notice; and
the prescribed documents (or copies of those documents) pertaining to the PTO’s eligibility for the waiver under section 91(1) (called in this section the PTO’s supporting documents).
A tenant of the prescribed property (not being a PTO) that is part of the PTO chain mentioned in subsection (1) and is served a copy of a notice of rental waiver and the PTO’s supporting documents (or copies of those documents) under subsection (1) or this subsection must, if the tenant wishes to enjoy waiver of rent for the property under this Part, serve on the tenant’s landlord in the PTO chain, within the prescribed time —
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.
a copy of the notice; and
the PTO’s supporting documents (or copies of those documents).
Different times may be prescribed under subsections (1) and (2).
Terms defined in this 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;
notice of rental waiver
Defined · s 86“notice of rental waiver” means a notice issued by the Authority under section 92(1);
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;
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;
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.