Control of Rent Act 1966

This Act shall have effect, subject to this section, within the areas of all local authorities including the areas of the City of Kuala Lumpur:

Provided that in its application to the said City all powers vested in and exercisable by the Ruler or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall be vested in and exercisable by the Minister charged with responsibility for local government and reference to the State Consolidated Fund in section 27 shall be construed as reference to the Federal Consolidated Fund.

the husband or widower; or

Where a tenant has the exclusive occupation of any accommodation (in this subsection referred to as "the separate accommodation") and the terms on which he holds such accommodation include the use of other accommodation which is shared in common with any other person including the landlord, then such separate accommodation shall be deemed to be let or sublet separately, and the separate and shared accommodation shall both be deemed for the purposes of this Act to be premises comprised in the tenancy.

Every such appointment shall be published in the Gazette and every Rent Officer appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code.

The following premises shall be free from the operation of this Act, namely—

premises which are vested in or acquired by or on behalf of any Municipality for the purposes of the Municipal Ordinance of the Straits Settlements in force in the States of Malacca and Penang and as extended to apply to the other States by virtue of the Municipal Ordinance (Extended Application) Ordinance 1948;

by an agreement in writing between the landlord and the tenant of such premises; or

furnished premises let at a rental which includes board; and

premises which cease to be controlled premises by virtue of section 24.

in the absence of such agreement, by a decision of a Rent Officer for the area in which such premises is situated provided that such decision is accepted by both parties; or

if such decision is not accepted by either party, by an order of the Tribunal.

The amount of the fair rent of any controlled premises shall be, in the case where it is determined by an agreement between the landlord and the tenant, such sum as may be agreed upon between them; and in the case where it is determined by the decision of a Rent Officer such amount as may be fixed by him provided that the same is accepted by both parties; and in the case where it is determined by the order of the Tribunal, such sum as the Tribunal may consider reasonable.

Provided that the amount of the fair rent per mensem of any controlled premises shall not in any case exceed—

In the case of any controlled premises or part thereof which has been sublet by the tenant, subject to section 20 (4) and (5), the fair rent of any part to sublet or (in the case of such subtenancy having become jointtenancy by virtue of notification under section 20 (2)) the part held by a joint-tenant shall be such amount as bears the same proportion to the fair rent of the whole premises as the area of such part bears to the area of the whole premises; and in determining the fair rent of such part, the parties, the Rent Officer or the Tribunal, as the case may be, shall have regard to the accessibility and amenities of such part to the extent to which the use of any accommodation is shared by the tenant with any other person, including the landlord, and to any other circumstances which may be considered material towards determining the fair rent of such part.

In this subsection the expression "parties" shall in the case of subtenancy mean the tenant and his subtenants and in the case of joint-tenancy the landlord and his joint tenants.

Where any controlled premises are let furnished, unless otherwise determined by the Tribunal, the fair rent of such controlled premises and furniture shall be a sum not exceeding the combined amount of the fair rent of such controlled premises unfurnished and—

the location of the controlled premises in question;

the age and character of the controlled premises;

the state of repair of the controlled premises;

the type of the controlled premises, that is, whether the premises is business or domestic premises; and

any improvements made to the controlled premises by the tenant where such improvement was made with the written consent of the landlord:

Provided that nothing in this section shall entitle a tenant to ask to be taken into consideration any goodwill attached to the controlled premises by reason of any business carried on thereat by the tenant or his predecessors in title of such business.

Where such landlord and tenant at the conclusion of such negotiation come into an agreement, the fair rent so agreed upon by them shall be reduced into writing and shall be binding upon both of them.

Where such landlord and tenant cannot come into an agreement within one month from the date when such negotiation began, either party may request a Rent Officer of the area where the controlled premises in question is situated to determine the fair rent thereof, and the said Rent Officer shall within one month of the date of such request determine the fair rent so requested.

The function of a Rent Officer shall be advisory only and the fair rent determined by him shall not be binding upon either party, unless accepted by both parties within one month from the date when it was determined; and every such acceptance shall be reduced into writing.

Where the fair rent determined by a Rent Officer under this section is not accepted by either party within one month of the date on which it was determined or where a Rent Officer is for any reason unable to determine the fair rent within one month of the date on which the request to determine the fair rent was made to him, he shall forthwith issue to both parties a certificate (in this Act referred to as "a certificate of dispute") stating that there exists in respect of the controlled premises in question a dispute between the landlord and the tenant as to the amount of fair rent thereof.

Upon receipt of a certificate of dispute, either party may apply for the determination thereof to the Tribunal for the area where the controlled premises in question is situated; and the fair rent so determined by the Tribunal shall, unless reversed on an appeal made under section 15, be binding upon both parties and such fair rent shall take effect on the first day of the month following the date when application to settle the dispute was made to the Tribunal.

Where, as a result of any transfer to a tenant, other than a transfer effected by any written law, of any burden or liability previously borne by the landlord under the terms of the tenancy, the terms on which controlled premises are held are on the whole less favourable to the tenant than the terms held by him before such transfer, the rent shall be deemed to be increased whether or not the sum periodically payable by way of rent is increased.

A tenant who has paid his landlord a sum in excess of the fair rent or the rent which may lawfully be received under this Act may recover such sum from the landlord.

Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.

where, after the fair rent of any controlled premises has been determined in accordance with this Act, the rate payable by the landlord in respect of such controlled premises has been increased; or

where since the date by reference to which the fair rent of any controlled premises is determined the landlord has, in connection with the restoration, the improvement or the making of structural alteration of the premises, incurred expenditure (not including expenditure on decoration or ordinary repairs), subject to the following subsections, the fair rent of any controlled premises may be increased in the case mentioned in paragraph (a) to the extent which shall not exceed the amount of the increase of rates payable in respect of such controlled premises, and in the case mentioned in paragraph (b) to the extent which shall not exceed such sum as will allow the landlord a reasonable return in respect of such expenditure.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to relieve a landlord from the necessity of determining the tenancy according to law prior to increasing the rent.

Nothing in this section shall apply to any subtenancy arising from the subletting of any part of any premises, unless the landlord by virtue of notification under section 20 (2) treats such subtenancy as joint-tenancy.

Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the landlord—

The deposit referred to in subsection (2) shall be returned to and recoverable by the tenant at the end of the tenancy or where the tenant has made default in payment of rent such deposit may be used to pay the rent due in respect of the controlled premises in question.

Where under an agreement made since the coming into force of this Act or the written laws repealed by this Act, any premium or other like sum or valuable consideration has been paid, which, or the whole of which, could not lawfully be required under this section, the amount of such premium, sum or consideration, or so much thereof as could not lawfully be required, shall be recoverable by the person by whom it has been paid.

Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three times the amount of the payment or consideration required or received, or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or both.

The Chairman of the Tribunal shall be appointed by the Ruler or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, as the case may be, from any of the following persons, namely—

The two members of the Tribunal shall be drawn from a panel appointed for a particular area or areas in a State, and such panel shall consist of not more than ten persons, all of whom shall be citizens of Malaysia and shall be appointed by the Ruler or the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, as the case may be.

Whenever a need arises for the Tribunal to be convened, it shall be the duty of the Chairman to invite two members of the panel to sit therein.

Unless unanimous, the decision of the Tribunal on any matter before it shall be by a majority consisting of the concurring opinions of the Chairman and either of the two members; but where the Chairman disagrees with both members notwithstanding that both members may agree between themselves, no decision shall be deemed to have been arrived at, and the matter shall forthwith be referred for a decision to the Appeal Board constituted under section 15 for the area in which the controlled premises in question are situated; and the decision so made shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court.

The Tribunal shall have powers to summon and examine witnesses and compel the production and delivery of any documents which the Tribunal considers to be material for the proceedings before it; and all summonses and notices issued under the hand of the Chairman shall be deemed to be issued by the Tribunal.

Any person interested in a proceeding before the Tribunal may be represented before it by an advocate and solicitor of the High Court.

The proceedings of the Tribunal shall be held in camera but the Tribunal may in its discretion open to the public the whole or any part of the proceedings before it; and minutes of the same, including a note of any oral evidence given before the Tribunal, shall be kept by the Chairman.

The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948, Act 198 shall apply to the Tribunal and to the Chairman and each member thereof.

The Chairman and members of the Tribunal shall be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code.

to hear and determine any application for the purpose of determining the fair rent of any controlled premises where the fair rent determined by a Rent Officer under this Act is not accepted by either the landlord or the tenant;

to hear and determine any application made under section 21 for the purpose of apportioning and determining the fair rent of any controlled premises or any part thereof as between the tenant and all his subtenants, where such premises or parts thereof have been sublet, or as between the landlord and each of his joint-tenants, where there is a joint-tenancy subsisting between the landlord and the occupants of the controlled premises or parts thereof, whether such joint-tenancy arises directly as a result of direct letting to such occupants or indirectly as a result of subtenancy having been treated by the landlord under section 20 (2) as joint-tenancy;

to approve, to the extent appearing to the Tribunal to be fit and proper, any application to increase the rent of any controlled premises in excess of its fair rent in accordance with section 9 (1);

from time to time, to review, vary or set aside any order made by it, as provided by section 14 or to refuse to make such order;

to make an order for the recovery of possession of any controlled premises or any part thereof for the purpose of development in accordance with section 18;

to make an order granting exemption from the requirements of section 20 (1) (b) and in so doing to impose such conditions as it may think fit.

Where the controlled premises concerned in any application or proceeding before the Tribunal are sublet by the tenant either wholly or in part, the Tribunal shall in addition to determining the fair rent in respect of the tenancy of such premises as a whole and subject to section 21 determine the fair rent of any part thereof which is separately sublet.

Every application under this section shall, if made by a landlord, be served on his tenant as respondent, and if made by a tenant, be served on his landlord as respondent, and if made by some other person interested, be served on both the landlord and tenant as respondents; and if such application is made by either the landlord or tenant asking the Tribunal to exercise its powers under subsection (1) (a), (b) and (c), such application shall not be entertained unless accompanied with a certificate of dispute signed by a Rent Officer.

Any person claiming to be interested in any proceedings before the Tribunal may apply to be made a party to such proceedings.

Before making any order, the Tribunal shall give all interested parties an opportunity of being heard and of producing such evidence, oral or documentary, as seems relevant to the Tribunal.

Until reviewed, varied or set aside under section 14 an order made by the Tribunal determining the fair rent of any controlled premises shall be binding on all present and subsequent landlords, tenants and charges.

All orders of the Tribunal shall be recorded in a book to be called a Register Orders and such Register shall be maintained by the Tribunal and shall be open to inspection on payment of a prescribed fee.

An order of the Tribunal may be proved by the production of a copy thereof signed by the Chairman.

where the circumstances affecting the question of the fair rent have materially, whether as a result of the passing of this Act or otherwise, altered since the order was made; or

where the order was made in consequence of any fraud, misrepresentation or mistake; or

where fresh evidence of a material nature, which could not by the exercise of reasonable diligence have been produced when the order was made, is available; or

where the order was made in the absence of any necessary or proper party whose absence was not due to any default or neglect on his part; or

where, in the opinion of the Tribunal, substantial injustice has been occasioned by the order.

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Every Appeal Board constituted under this section shall consist of not more than three persons one of whom shall be a Chairman.

The Chairman who shall be a person possessing legal qualifications and experience, and members of the Appeal Board who shall be persons possessing sufficient standing and integrity; shall all be appointed by the Ruler or the Government of a State.

Section 12 (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) shall apply to an Appeal Board constituted under this section as they apply to the Tribunal, and in their application to the Appeal Board, a reference to the Tribunal shall be construed as a reference to the Appeal Board and a reference to the Chairman shall be construed as a reference to the Chairman of the Appeal Board.

where any obligation of the tenancy other than the payment of rent (whether under the contract of tenancy or under this Act), so far as the obligation is consistent with this Act, has been broken or not performed by the tenant and the court considers it reasonable that such order or judgment be made or given;

where rent lawfully due has been in arrear for fourteen days or upwards:

where the landlord, as a step towards increasing the rent in pursuance of section 9, has given the tenant a notice to quit, and the tenant holds over possession at the expiration of such notice without paying or agreeing to pay the increased rent;

Provided that rent shall not be deemed to be in arrear if the tenant proves that it was tendered before such date;

where the tenant, or any person residing or lodging with him or being his subtenant has been guilty of conduct constituting a nuisance or persistent annoyance to persons in the neighbourhood; or of using or permitting the use of the controlled premises for illegal or immoral purposes; or of the breach of any written law under which any business is carried on upon the premises; or has caused substantial damage to the premises; and, if such person is a lodger or subtenant, the court is satisfied that the tenant has not, before the making or giving of the order or judgment, taken such steps as he ought reasonably to have taken for the removal of the lodger or subtenant;

where the tenancy has been determined by notice to quit given by the tenant;

where the owner of the controlled premises reasonably required the same for occupation by himself or any member of his family or any person for whom he holds the premises in trust, and—

there has been no change by purchase in the ownership of the premises since 15th February 1942; or

where the controlled premises were let to the tenant by reason of his employment in the service of the landlord, and such employment has ceased;

where the landlord was personally in occupation of the controlled premises, and has let the same furnished for a term during his absence from the area of the local authority in whose area the premises are situated, and has returned to such area and required the premises for re-occupation by himself;

where neither the tenant nor any member of his family is personally in occupation of the controlled premises or any part thereof;

where the tenant having sublet the controlled premises or part thereof receives in respect of such subletting rents (exclusive of any payment for the services provided by any local authority) for any sublet part of the controlled premises in excess of the fair rent for that part or rents which including the apportioned rental or value of any part of the controlled premises retained by the tenant or not sublet by him exceed in the aggregate by more than ten per centum the rent of the whole premises;

where the tenant or any other person occupying the controlled premises under him has committed a breach of any written law in force in Malaysia relating to local authorities, or of any rule or by-law made thereunder, affecting the premises which exposes the landlord to any penalty, fine or forfeiture, and the court considers that such order or judgment should be made or given;

where the tenant in breach of the lease or tenancy agreement in respect of any controlled premises is using the premises for purposes other than those for which the premises has been let;

in any case, whether falling within any of the preceding paragraphs or not, where the court considers it reasonable that such an order or judgment be made or given and is satisfied that suitable alternative accommodation is available for the tenant or will be available for him when the order or judgment takes effect.

For the purpose of subsection (1) (i) where the controlled premises or part thereof has been let or subsequently allowed by the landlord to be used as business premises, the tenant or a member of his family shall be deemed to have occupied such premises or part thereof so long as he uses such premises or part thereof for his business or trade, notwithstanding that such tenant or such member of his family does not reside therein; but where the controlled premises or part thereof has been let as domestic premises, the tenant or a member of his family shall not be deemed to have so occupied such premises or part thereof unless such tenant or such member of his family resides therein.

Where any order or judgment for the recovery of possession of any controlled premises is made or given on the grounds of the non-payment of rent the court may, if it thinks it reasonable so to do, stay or suspend execution on any such order or judgment or postpone the date of possession for such period not exceeding six months from the date of the order or judgment as it thinks fit and subject to such conditions in regard to payment by the tenant of arrears of rent, rent, costs and otherwise as the court thinks fit, and, if such conditions are complied with, the court may, if it thinks fit, discharge or rescind any such order or judgment.

Where a landlord has obtained an order or judgment for the recovery of possession of premises on any of the grounds specified in subsection (1), and it is subsequently made to appear to the court that the order or judgment was obtained by misrepresentation or concealment of material facts, the court may order the landlord to pay to the former tenant such sum as appears sufficient as compensation for damage or loss sustained by that tenant as the result of the order or judgment.

Except in the case under subsection (1) (e), nothing in this section shall be deemed to relieve a landlord from the necessity of determining the tenancy according to law.

In any proceedings for the recovery of possession of any premises except on the grounds set out in subsection (1) (a) no costs shall be awarded to either party to the proceedings:

Provided that if the court is of the opinion that either the landlord or the tenant has acted in an improper or unreasonable manner the court may order that the landlord or the tenant, as the case may be, shall pay the whole or part of such costs as it may think fit.

the court is satisfied that such tenant was prohibited by the terms of his tenancy from subletting or that such subtenant has used the premises for illegal or immoral purposes; and

such subtenant has been made a party to the proceedings or has had an opportunity of being heard.

Every order or judgment for possession made against any tenant shall declare whether it shall be enforceable against any subtenant or not.

Any subtenant against whom such judgment or order is not enforceable shall, if he remains in possession after notice of the judgment or order has been served on him, cease to be a subtenant of the tenant and shall hold the premises comprised in the subtenancy subject to any subsisting restrictive covenants contained in the terms and conditions of the tenancy between the landlord and the tenant and to all the rights and powers conferred on a landlord under any law relating to distress for arrears of rent, and shall be entitled to give up possession of the controlled premises only by giving such notice as would have been required under the original subtenancy or if no notice would have been so required on giving not less than one month's notice provided that notwithstanding anything in the contract of tenancy a landlord who obtains such judgment or order shall not be required to give any notice to quit to such subtentant.

a plan for such development which has been approved by the local authority;

evidence that funds are available for the purpose of putting into effect such development;

a written undertaking by the landlord that work for the purpose of putting into effect such development will commence within three months of the date when possession of the premises shall have been obtained.

The Tribunal, after considering such application made under this section, may make an order or refuse to make an order; and when an order is made the Tribunal shall award to the tenant against whom the order is made a compensation—

Nothing in this section shall entitle either the tenant or the owner of any building erected on a premises which when originally let consisted of vacant land if such tenant or owner does not pay any rent for occupying such premises to claim compensation against any order that may be made against him under this section.

Where the Tribunal makes an order under this section, the following provisions shall apply:

Upon vacating the said premises, the compensation awarded under subsection (2) and deposited under subsection (4) shall be paid to the tenant against whom the order was made.

Where the tenant fails to vacate the said premises within the period stipulated in subsection (4) (b), the Tribunal may, without any further order, take such measures (through a Rent Officer and including assistance of the Police) as are necessary to have the tenant or tenants evicted from the premises.

The premises vacated by the tenant or tenants under this section shall not be used by the landlord for any purposes other than the purpose of effecting developments in accordance with the plan approved for such purpose and until such developments are effected such premises shall remain locked.

Any tenant who without any cause fails to vacate the premises in contravention of an order made under this section, and any landlord who in contravention of subsection (7) uses any premises the possession of which is recovered under this section otherwise than for the purpose of effecting development in accordance with the plan approved for such purpose shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or both and shall also be liable to a further fine of one hundred ringgit a day for every day during which the contravention continues.

A conviction under this section shall not be a bar to the prosecution of an offence under this section committed after such conviction.

For the purpose of this section, the expression "trade purpose" does not include the occupation or use of any premises or any part thereof as offices, schools, clubs, associations or any other similar purposes; and the total of years' rental shall be calculated with reference to the rent payable at the time when the application is made, and the expression "tenant" includes a subtenant and a joint-tenant.

a planning permission which has been granted by the Federal Capital Planning Authority constituted under the law relating to planning for the City of Kuala Lumpur;

evidence that funds are or will be available for the purpose of putting into effect such development;

a written undertaking by the landlord that work for the purpose of putting into effect such development will commence within six months of the date when possession of the premises shall have been obtained or within such further period as the Commissioner may determine in any particular case.

The Commissioner shall, as soon as possible but not later than ninety days of receipt of an application made under this section, and after making such enquiries as he thinks fit, consider such application and make an order or refuse to make an order; and when an order is made the Commissioner shall award to the tenant against whom the order is made a compensation—

Nothing in this section shall entitle either the tenant or the owner of any building erected on a premises which when originally let consisted of vacant land if such tenant or owner does not pay any rent for occupying such premises to claim compensation against him under this section.

Where the Commissioner makes an order under this section, the following provisions shall apply—

Upon vacating the said premises, the compensation awarded under subsection (2) and deposited under subsection (4) shall be paid to the tenant against whom the order was made.

Where the tenant fails to vacate the said premises within the period of six months of the making of such order, the Commissioner may, without any further order, take such measures as are necessary including assistance of the Police to have the tenant or tenants evicted from the premises.

The premises vacated by the tenant or tenants under this section shall not be used by the landlord for any purposes other than the purpose of effecting developments in accordance with the planning permission approved for such purpose and until such developments are effected such premises shall remain locked.

Any tenant who without any cause fails to vacate the premises in contravention of an order made under this section, and any landlord who in contravention of an order made under this section, and any landlord who in contravention of subsection (7) uses any premises the possession of which is recovered under this section otherwise than for the purpose of effecting development in accordance with the planning permission approved for such purpose shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or both and shall also be liable to a further fine of one hundred ringgit a day for every day during which the contravention continues.

Any landlord who fails to put into effect such development of the premises the possession of which is recovered under this section within six months of the date when possession of the premises shall have been obtained or within such further period as the Commissioner may determine in any particular case shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or both and shall also be liable to a further fine of five hundred ringgit a day for every day during which the failure to develop continues.

A conviction under this section shall not be a bar to the prosecution of an offence under this section committed after such conviction.

The Minister charged with responsibility for local government may from time to time give the Commissioner directors of a general character, and not inconsistent with this section on the policy to be followed in the exercise of the powers conferred and the duties imposed on the Commissioner by or under that section and the Commissioner shall as soon as possible give effect to all such directions.

Any order made by the Commissioner under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be questioned in any court.

For the purpose of this section, the expression "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur established under the Federal Capital Act 1960; and the expression "trade purpose" does not include the occupation or use of any premises or any part thereof as officers, schools, clubs, associations or any other similar purposes; and the total of years' rental shall be calculated with reference to the rent payable at the time when the application is made; and the expression "tenant" includes a subtenant and a joint tenant.

supply the landlord with a statement in writing of the subletting, giving particulars of the occupancy, including the name of the subtenant and the rent charged; and

cause to be prominently displayed in or upon the premises a notice in the form set out in the Schedule clearly setting out the rent of the whole premises and the rent of every part so sublet:

Provided that the Tribunal may exempt any tenant from the requirements of this paragraph in such circumstances and on such conditions as it may think fit.

Upon receipt of the statement referred to in subsection (1) (a) the landlord may within one month of the receipt of such statement or in the case of subtenancy existing on the date on which this Act comes into force, within three months of such date, by a notification served on the tenant treat such subtenancy as joint-tenancy; and every such subtenancy as shall have been so treated by the landlord under this subsection shall with effect from the date of the said notification forthwith cease to be a subtenancy and thereby become a joint-tenancy as if the landlord himself has directly let such part of the premises to such subtenant; and every such subtenant shall with effect from that date become a joint-tenant and shall hold such part of the premises as is sublet to him directly from the landlord to whom he is responsible and to whom he shall pay rent.

Where no such notification is made the subtenancy so created by the tenant shall continue as subtenancy.

Where a subtenancy continues as subtenancy because the landlord so prefers it or because he makes no notification under subsection (2), the tenant shall be entitled in addition to any service charges that may be imposed in respect of any part so sublet to collect from his subtenant an increased rental of such amount as shall not in the aggregate exceed by more than ten per centum of the fair rent of the whole premises after making an apportioned reduction in respect of any part of the premises retained by the tenant or not sublet by him.

In the case of a subtenancy which has become a joint-tenancy by virtue of notification by the landlord under subsection (2), under no circumstances shall such landlord be entitled to collect from any of his jointtenant any increased rental at all over and above the fair rent of the part held by such joint-tenant:

Provided that nothing herein contined shall prevent the landlord from collecting by way of service charges in respect of such part such extra sum of money as may be agreed upon in writing between him and his jointtenant or in the absence of such agreement such sum as may be determined by the Rent Officer provided that such determination is accepted by both parties or in the absence of such determination such sum as may be determined by the Tribunal under section 21 (1).

Any tenant who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (1) (a) or who supplies any statement or causes or suffers to be displayed any notice which is false in any material particular or who acts in contravention of subsection (4) or any landlord who acts in contravention of subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or both.

to apportion the fair rent of the whole premises as between the tenant and all the subtenants of any part or parts of the whole premises or as between the landlord and all the joint-tenants of any part or parts of the whole premises; and

to determine the fair rent of all or any one or more part or parts of the whole premises sublet to any and every subtenant or held by a joint-tenant thereof.

No application under this section shall be considered by the Tribunal unless the applicant shall have first requested the Rent Officer for the area where the controlled premises is situated to apportion and determine the said fair rent and such Rent Officer for any reason is unable so to do or the fair rent apportioned and determined by him is not accepted by any of the parties.

When any application is made to the Tribunal under this section the landlord, the tenant and all subtenants and all joint-tenants shall be deemed to be interested parties in the proceedings and shall be given an opportunity of being heard and of producing such evidence, oral or documentary, as seems relevant to the Tribunal, and may, if the Tribunal so directs, be joined as parties in the proceedings.

After hearing the applicant and all persons interested in such application, the Tribunal shall thereupon make an order apportioning and determining the fair rent applied for in such application; and such apportionment and determination shall be made in accordance with sections 5 and 6.

Nothing in this section shall apply to any proceedings before the Tribunal being proceedings instituted under section 18 for the recovery of possession of any controlled premises for the purpose of effecting developments thereto.