(2) A tenancy may be terminated by giving written notice which must specify a date of re‑possession that is at least 14 days after the date on which the notice is given.
(3) A landlord is entitled to terminate a tenancy in accordance with this section despite anything in any other law or in any agreement, and section 18 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 61) does not apply to or in relation to any tenancy which is lawfully terminated under this section.
(4) A landlord is not liable in respect of any termination of a tenancy in accordance with this section.
(5) Where a landlord terminates a tenancy for a specified residence in accordance with this section and there is a sub‑tenancy derived out of that tenancy in relation to that specified residence—
- (a) the tenant is not liable in respect of any termination of that sub‑tenancy, if the tenant is not a contravening party; and
- (b) section 18 of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act does not apply in relation to that sub‑tenancy.
Illustrations
(a) X lets out a place of residence to Y. Y, or another person occupying that place of residence, is a contravening party. If a court orders X to enter into a bond under section 6(3), X is entitled to terminate the entire tenancy with Y, even if the contravening party only occupies a part of that place of residence.
(b) X lets out one part of a place of residence to Y under a tenancy with Y. X lets out another part of the place of residence to Z under a separate tenancy with Z. Y, or a person occupying the part of the place of residence which is the subject of Y’s tenancy with X, is a contravening party. If a court orders X to enter into a bond under section 6(3), X is entitled to terminate the tenancy which X has entered into with Y but may not terminate the tenancy which X has entered into with Z.
Community order
12. Where a court convicts any person for an offence under section 6, 7 or 10, the court has the power to make a community order under Part XVII of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) despite any provision to the contrary in section 337(1)(h) of that Code.
