Government amendment No. 59:

In page 16, after line 42, to insert the following:

“Amendment of section 66 of Principal Act

19. (1) Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by substituting the following Table for Table 1:“TABLE 1Termination by Landlord Duration of Tenancy (1) Notice Period (2) Less than 6 months 28 days 6 or more months but less than 1 year 35 days 1 year or more but less than 2 years 42 days 2 years or more but less than 3 years 56 days 3 years or more but less than 4 years 84 days 4 years or more but less than 5 years 112 days 5 years or more but less than 6 years 140 days 6 years or more but less than 7 years 168 days 7 years or more but less than 8 years 196 days 8 or more years 224 days ”,

and

(b) by substituting the following Table for Table 2:“TABLE 2Termination by Tenant Duration of Tenancy (1) Notice Period (2) Less than 6 months 28 days 6 or more months but less than 1 year 35 days 1 year or more but less than 2 years 42 days 2 years or more but less than 4 years 56 days 4 years or more but less than 8 years 84 days 8 or more years 112 days ”.

(2) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of subsection (1), a period of notice was specified in a notice of termination in respect of a tenancy to which section 66 of the Principal Act applies but that period had not expired, notwithstanding the amendments to section 66 of the Principal Act made by subsection (1), the periods of notice specified in the Tables to that section before those amendments were made shall continue to apply in respect of the notice of termination concerned as if those amendments had not been made.”.