COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 12 · Rental Waiver Due to COVID-19 Event in 2021
97. Assessor’s determination
Last amended by an amending law of 2021.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
On an application made under section 95 by an applicant in a PTO chain for a prescribed property, the rental waiver assessor must make a determination —
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;
in the case mentioned in section 95(3)(a) — whether the PTO in the PTO chain for the prescribed property satisfies the prescribed criteria for rental waiver;
in the case mentioned in section 95(3)(b) —
whether the applicant’s tenant in the PTO chain for the prescribed property complied with the requirements of section 93(1) or (2), as applicable to the tenant; and
where the applicant’s tenant did not comply with any of those requirements — whether the non-compliance was material in the circumstances of the case;
in the case mentioned in section 95(3)(c) — whether the prescribed criteria for reversal of rental waiver are satisfied;
in the case mentioned in section 95(3)(d)(i) — whether it is just and equitable in the circumstances of the case for the rental waiver to be reversed;
in the case mentioned in section 95(3)(d)(ii) — whether it is just and equitable in the circumstances of the case for the rental waiver to be reduced, and (if it is to be reduced) the amount of the reduction;
in the case mentioned in section 95(5)(a) — as to the actual amount of the rent under the lease agreement for the prescribed property between the applicant and the applicant’s tenant or landlord (as the case may be) in the PTO chain; or
in the case mentioned in section 95(5)(b) — as to the actual amount of the component of the formula in question.
For the purpose of subsection (1)(d) or (e), the rental waiver assessor may take into account relevant circumstances including (but not limited to) the following:
rental waiver assessor
“rental waiver assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of rental waiver assessors under section 89;
any payment, or deduction of any amount due to the applicant from the applicant’s tenant in the PTO chain under the lease agreement for the prescribed property between the applicant and the applicant’s tenant, given by the applicant to the applicant’s tenant during the period from 1 August 2020 to 15 May 2021 (both dates inclusive) for the sole purpose of providing relief from economic hardship arising from a COVID‑19 event;
any financial hardship faced or is likely to be faced by the applicant (whether or not as a result of the rental waiver).
The assessor’s determination is binding on all the landlords and tenants in the PTO chain for the prescribed property and all parties claiming under or through them, and such other person as may be prescribed.
assessor
“assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of assessors under section 11;
There is no appeal from an assessor’s determination.
Terms defined in this Act
assessor
Defined · s 2“assessor” means a person appointed to the panel of assessors under section 11;
COVID‑19 event
Defined · s 2“COVID‑19 event” means —(a)the COVID‑19 epidemic or pandemic; or(b)the operation of or compliance with any law of Singapore or another country or territory, or an order or direction of the Government or any statutory body, or of the government or other public authority of another country or territory, being any law, order or direction that is made by reason of or in connection with COVID‑19;
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;
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.