Full legislation
s.44A
Exercise of powers of Commissioner
(1)
The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this
Part—
(a)
serve on any person a requisition in the specified form requiring him to furnish to the Commissioner, within such reasonable period as the Commissioner may specify in the form, the particulars reasonably required by the Commissioner by the requisition;
(b)
require the landlord, tenant or sub-tenant or former landlord, tenant or sub-tenant of any premises to exhibit to him all documents relating to the tenancy and user of the premises, including leases, receipts for rent, rent-books and accounts, and the Commissioner may take copies of those documents;
(c)
at any reasonable time, with the consent of the occupier, enter and inspect any premises and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit;
(d)
require the occupier or other person in control of the premises, following
not less than 24
hours’
notice in writing delivered at the premises, to allow the Commissioner to
enter and inspect those premises at any reasonable
time and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks
fit;
(Amended
E.R.
4 of 2020
)
(e)
after the expiry of not less than 24
hours’
notice in writing to the occupier of the premises or, if the occupier cannot be
found, to the landlord or other person in control of the premises, enter at any
reasonable time during
daylight
(using such force as may be necessary) and inspect any premises and take such
measurements and other particulars as he thinks
fit.
(Amended
E.R.
4 of 2020
)
(2)
Any public officer or class of public officer employed in the Rating and Valuation Department and authorized in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner may exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on the Commissioner by this Part.