4. No distress otherwise than under this Act
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A landlord may use distress for rent only in the way the Distress Act sets out.
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No landlord shall distrain for rent except in the manner provided by this Act.
landlord
Defined · s 2
“landlord” means the lessor or sub-lessor of any premises, under any lease, sub-lease, or agreement of tenancy, and includes any person claiming to be entitled in any capacity to receive rents due under any such lease or agreement;