Cap. 7activeordinance

Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance

業主與租客(綜合)條例

Full legislation

s.78

Penalty for unauthorized distress

(1)
No distress shall be levied for arrears of rent except under the provisions of this Part.
(2)
Any person, not being a bailiff or officer acting under this Part, who levies
                or attempts to levy any such distress shall be liable on summary conviction to a
                fine
                at
                level 1 or to imprisonment for 3 months, in addition to any other
                liability which he may have incurred by his proceedings.
(
1 of 1883 s. 2
incorporated. Amended
51 of 1911 s. 4
;
21 of 1912
;
22 of 1950
Schedule
;
E.R. 4 of
                    2020
)