Land Act

63. Sublease for a term that is the same as or shorter than the term of the head lease

Edition: 2025-11-04 · In force

63. Sublease for a term that is the same as or shorter than the term of the head lease

(1)This section shall apply to a sublease that comes into operation after the date of the commencement of this Act under which, a lessee enters or purports to enter into a sublease for a term that is to expire at the same time as or not later than, the expiry of the term of the head lease.

(2)A sublease to which this section applies shall not operate as an assignment of the head lease to the sublessee, unless a contrary intention appears from the sublease or from the circumstances surrounding the granting of the sublease.

(3)The term of a sublease shall not be longer than the term of the head lease.[Act No. 28 of 2016, s. 57.]

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