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Amendment of section 62 of Principal Act
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15. (1) Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1)—
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(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d):
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“(da) if Part 4 does not apply to the tenancy, including where the duration of the tenancy is a period of not more than 6 months, state (where the termination is by the landlord) that the reason for the termination of the tenancy is one or more of the following:
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(i) the same as the ground specified in paragraph 1 of the Table to section 34;
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(ii) the same as the ground specified in paragraph 1A of the Table to section 34;
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(iii) the same as the ground specified in paragraph 2 of the Table to section 34;
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(iv) reasons other than the grounds referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii),”,
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and
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(ii) in paragraph (g), by the substitution of “the period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), as appropriate, of section 80” for “28 days from the date of receipt of it”,
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):
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“(1A) Where a notice of termination is served by a landlord, the landlord shall serve a copy of the notice on the Board on the same day on which the notice is served on the tenant, and where the copy is not so served the notice shall be invalid.
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(1B) The Board shall, upon receiving a copy of a notice of termination under subsection (1A), notify the tenant in writing of his or her entitlements under section 76, the period after which, under section 80, a dispute may not be referred to the Board, and give a copy of the statement given under section 135(4)(e) to the tenant and the landlord.”,
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and
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(c) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Subsections (1) and (1A) are” for “Subsection (1) is”.
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(2) The amendments of section 62 of the Principal Act effected by subsection (1) shall only apply in respect of a notice of termination referred to in that section served after the date of commencement of subsection (1).
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