Section 11
Expiry of transitional period
of Control of Rent (Repeal) Act 1997
(1)
Upon the expiry of the transitional period under subsection 5(1) or 5(2), as the case may be, all tenancies deemed to have been entered into between the landlords and tenants under subsection 6(1) shall cease to be in force and the landlords shall thereafter—
(a)
have the right to vacant possession of the premises from the tenants without payment of any compensation;
and
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(b)
be entitled to any rental accrued and remaining unpaid from the tenants as at the date of the expiry of the transitional period.
(2)
A landlord who wishes to exercise his right under paragraph (1)(a) shall serve on the tenant a notice to vacate the premises.
(3)
The notice referred to in subsection (2)—
(a)
shall provide for a period of three months for the tenant to vacate the premises; and
(b)
may be served on the tenant or anyone authorized to accept service on his behalf, hereafter referred to as the
“person to be served”—
(i)
by delivering it personally to the person to be served;
(ii)
by sending it by registered post addressed to the person to be served at the usual or last known place of residence of the person; or
(iii)
by affixing it on some conspicuous part of the premises to which it relates if the person to be served cannot be served personally or by registered post.