COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 12 · Rental Waiver Due to COVID-19 Event in 2021
95. Application for assessor’s determination
Last amended by an amending law of 2021.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
This section applies to a landlord and the landlord’s tenant (whether or not a PTO) in a PTO chain for a prescribed property when the landlord’s tenant serves on the landlord the documents mentioned in section 93.
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;
The landlord or the landlord’s tenant (called in this Division the applicant) may, within the prescribed time, apply in the prescribed form and manner to the Registrar to appoint a rental waiver assessor to make any of the determinations mentioned in subsection (3) or (5), as applicable.
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.
If the applicant is the landlord, the determinations are —
whether the PTO in the PTO chain for the prescribed property satisfies the prescribed criteria for rental waiver;
whether the landlord’s tenant complied with the requirements of section 93(1) or (2), as applicable to the tenant, and (in the event of any non-compliance) whether the non-compliance was material in the circumstances of the case;
where the applicant is the owner of the prescribed property — whether the prescribed criteria for reversal of rental waiver are satisfied; and
whether it is just and equitable in the circumstances of the case —
where the applicant is the owner of the prescribed property — for the rental waiver to be reversed; and
where the applicant is the owner or other landlord of the prescribed property — for the rental waiver to be reduced, and (if it is to be reduced) the amount of the reduction.
However, the landlord may not apply for a determination under subsection (3)(a) if a Division 4 determination had earlier been made in relation to the PTO.
Division 4 determination
“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);
If the applicant is either the landlord or the landlord’s tenant, the determinations are —
the actual amount of the rent under the lease agreement between the landlord and the landlord’s tenant; and
the actual amount of any component of the formula used to compute the prescribed amount of rent that is waived for the landlord’s tenant under section 94(1).
An application for a determination in subsection (5) may not be made if —
proceedings before a court or an arbitral tribunal have commenced in relation to the matter in question; or
a judgment of a court, an arbitral award, a compromise or a settlement has been given or made in relation to the matter in question.
A copy of the application in subsection (2) must be served within the prescribed time on all the landlords and tenants in the PTO chain for the prescribed property and such other person as may be prescribed.
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;
Terms defined in this Act
Division 4 determination
Defined · s 86“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);
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;
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;
rental waiver assessor
Defined · s 86“rental waiver assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of rental waiver assessors under section 89;
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.