Miscellaneous Offences Act (Formerly Known as Minor Offences Act) · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Offences Relating to Buildings in Kampong Ayer
34. Offence of leasing or letting buildings in Kampong Ayer without consent of District Officer
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No person being the owner or occupier of any building in
owner
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the building in connection with which the word is used whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or who would so receive the rent if the building were let to a tenant; and in any case in which such person cannot be found includes also the occupier, if any, of such building.
Kampong Ayer shall —
Kampong Ayer
“Kampong Ayer” means that part of the Brunei River which is shown delineated in red on Gazette Plan No. 209 deposited in the Office of the Surveyor General, which shall include the areas landwards within 500 yards beyond the high water mark;
lease, sublease, let or sublet such building to any person other than to a member of his family;
permit or allow any person to occupy such building other than to a member of his family, without first obtaining the written consent of the District Officer.
Where any such building has been leased, subleased, let or sublet to any person or where a person has been permitted or allowed to occupy any such building, the owner or occupier of such building shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have leased, subleased, let or sublet the building to such person or to have permitted or allowed such person to occupy it knowing that he was person other than a member of his family.
building
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of a human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, boarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage, bridge, any structure or erection of whatever material and in whatever manner constructed or any part of a building;
Terms defined in s 38
building
Defined · s 38“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of a human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, boarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage, bridge, any structure or erection of whatever material and in whatever manner constructed or any part of a building;
District Officer
Defined · s 38“District Officer” means the District Officer for the Brunei and Muara District;
family
Defined · s 38“family” means wife, husband, children, and includes parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters;
Kampong Ayer
Defined · s 38“Kampong Ayer” means that part of the Brunei River which is shown delineated in red on Gazette Plan No. 209 deposited in the Office of the Surveyor General, which shall include the areas landwards within 500 yards beyond the high water mark;
occupier
Defined · s 38“occupier” means the person in occupation of the building in respect of which the word is used, or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person and includes a tenant or lodger; Miscellaneous Offences 26
owner
Defined · s 38“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the building in connection with which the word is used whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or who would so receive the rent if the building were let to a tenant; and in any case in which such person cannot be found includes also the occupier, if any, of such building.
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