The Rent Restriction Short title (1961)

In Her Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this26th day of April,- 1961. 9)LS No. 27 MAURICE H. DORMAN, Governor. MHAFREBDOM USTICESierra Leone An Ordinance to Amend the Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1953 REITENACTED by the Legislature of Sierra Leone, as follows: 1953. Date of [Ilth May, 196l.] commence A 199 ment. 1, This Ordinance may be cited as the Rent Restriction Short title. (Amcndment) O1dinance, 1961. 2 Section 2 of the Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1953 (herein- Insertion ofafter referred to as the prin ipal Ordinane) is hereby amend:d by new definithe insertion therein imm diately after the definition of Dwelling tion in hous " of the following definition- section 2 Mininster " means the Minister who is for the time being 1953. responsible for the subject of housing and çountry planning" No, 19 of A 200 Amendment of section 3 of Ord, 1953. Amendmentof section 7 19$3. No. 27 of section 9 No, 19 of 1953. 1953. Amendment of section 10 as Rent Restriction (Amend1nent) 1961

Section 3 of the princiral Ordinance is hercby amended bythe substitution of the word Minister for the word wherevcr that word occurs thercin. Amendment 5. Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amendedas follows Governor "

Section 7of the principal Ordinance is hereby amcnded byrenumbcring the scction as 7. (1) and adding thereto the following new subscction (2). (2) Whcre a landlord is liable to pay increased rates in respcct of any dwclling house or shop other than an increase duc to improvement by the landlord without the Consent of thc tenant tlhc tenant shall be liable to pay the landlord sums cqual o the amount by which such rates have been incrcased." (a) by hc delction of the semi-colon at the end of paragraph(a) of subsection (1) thereof and the addition thereto of the words CXcept such excess as is provided for in subsection (2) of section 7:" (6) by the insertion between the words as " and may 39 in the sixth line of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) thereof of the words is authorised by this Ordinance or as ; (c) by the repeal and replacement of subsection (2) thereof as follows * (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shallon summary conviction be liable, for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and in default to imprisonment for period not exceeding one year and, for a second or sub sequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a period not exceed ing two years; and any payment made in con travention of this section shall be recoverable by the person to whom the offer to let or from whom the demand of excess rental, premium or other like sum or the giving of any other consideration has been made."

Section 10 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amendedfollows (a) by tlie addition at the end thereof of the words Such appeal shall be in the form of a petition in writing containing the grounds upon which it is intended to prosecute the appeal."; "(6) by the repeal and replacement of subsection (2) thereof as followS " (2) Every appeal against any decision of a Committee shall be entered within twenty-one days of the date of such decision,". No. 27 Rent Restriction (Amendnent) 1961

(a) by the deletion of the word or " at the cnd of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) thereof and the addition thereto of the following proviso Rent books to be provided by land lords. Provided that whencver a landlord h£s obtained an order or judgment for possession of any dwelling house or shop the rental value of whiclh has been determined on any of the grounds specificd hercin and the order or judgment is exccutcd or the tenant voluntarily gives up histenancy in conscquence of that order or judgment, the landlord shall be guilty of an offence, if, without first obtaining the permission of the Committee, he lets the dwelling house or shop at any time; or if having obtained such permission, he fails to comply with any terms or conditions which the Committee may have attached to that permission: and in either such case the landlord shall on summary conviction be liable, for a tirst offence, to afine not exceeding fifty pounds and in default to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, and, for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprison ment for a period not exceeding twelve months, and it shall be left open to the tenant to re-occupy the said dwelling house or shop; or (b) by the addition immediately after paragraph (e) of subsection (1) thereof of the following paragraph-.. (f) the landlord serves on the tenant notice in writing that he is willing to grant to the tenant at such rent and on such terms as a Committee may consider reasonable a tenancy of other dwelling house and in the case of a shop such other shop as in the opinion of the Committee would reasonably preserve to the tenant the goodwill of his business." of section 12 A201 1953.NO 19 O

The principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the insertion Insertionimmediately after section 12 of the following section 12A of new section 12A

1953.rental value of which has been assessed or delermined No. 19 of under this Ordinance, is payable either weekly or monthly, it shall be the duty of the landlord to provide a rent book or other similar document for use in respect of such dwelling house or shop. If the landlord fails to comply with the requirements of this section, he and any person who on his bebhalf demands or receives rent in respect of the premises, shall in respect of each week or month as the case may be in which the failure occurs or continues be guilty of an ofience and liable on summary convict:on to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.". ) A202 Ingertion of pew section 13A in Ord. No, 19 of 1953. No, 27 9. The principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the insertion, immediately after section 13 of the following section 13A- and Rent Restriction (Amendment) "Returns by 13A. It shall be lawful for a Committee to require landlords tenants. M.P. MHCP 4/I a landlord or tenant to render to the Committee such returns in such formand containing such particulars in relation to any dwelling house or shop as the Committee may require.". Passed in the House of Representatives this 10th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-one. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives.