On 23/05/2013,
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incorporating all amendments published on or before 23/05/2013.
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2. In this Act except where the context otherwise requires —
“Board” means the Rent Conciliation Board constituted under the provisions of the Control of Rent Ordinance 1947 or this Act, as the case may be;
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“domestic premises” means a building or part of a building used wholly or chiefly as a separate dwelling;
“landlord” means the landlord of premises in respect of which a tenancy exists and includes the landlord of a statutory tenant and in the case of a subtenancy a tenant who sublets the premises or any part thereof;
“member of his family” means —
(a)
the husband or widower;
(b)
the wife or widow;
(c)
the father or mother; or
(d)
a son or daughter either of whom is over 16 years of age; and
where the tenancy has not been determined according to law includes a legal personal representative;
“order of the Board” means the last order of the Board by which the rent of the premises is fixed;
“premises” means any dwelling-house, flat, factory, warehouse, office, counting house, shop, school and any other building whether of permanent or temporary construction in which persons are employed or work and any part of any such building let or sublet separately and includes any land whereon any such building is or has been erected with the consent of the landlord but does not include any new building built or completed after 7th September 1947;
“rent” includes any sum paid as rent or hire for the use of furniture where premises are let furnished or where premises are let and the furniture therein is hired by the landlord to the tenant;
“standard rent” means —
(a)
if the rent has been fixed by the Board prior to the commencement of this Act, the rent so fixed;
(b)
if the rent has not been fixed by the Board prior to the commencement of this Act, the rent of the premises as at 1st August 1939; or in the case of premises which were then unlet, unoccupied or unbuilt, the rent at which the premises were first let after 1st August 1939;
“tenancy” means any lease, demise, letting or holding of premises whether in writing or otherwise, by virtue whereof the relationship of landlord and tenant is created, but does not include the letting or hiring of furnished rooms with board;
“tenant” means the tenant of premises in respect of which a tenancy exists and includes a statutory tenant and in the case of a sub-tenancy a sub-tenant to whom the premises or part thereof is sublet.