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RETIREMENT VILLAGES (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO 67 OF 2005) - SECT 5

5—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 3(1)—after the definition of "administering authority insert:

"authorised officer" means a person appointed to be an authorised officer under Part 1A;

        (2)         Section 3(1), definition of "community retirement village —delete "residential units" and substitute:

residences

        (3)         Section 3(1)—after the definition of "community retirement village insert:

"premises condition report"—see section 6;

        (4)         Section 3(1), definition of "premium"—delete "residential unit" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

residence

        (5)         Section 3(1), definition of "recurrent charge —delete "amount (including rent)" and substitute:

fee, charge or other amount (as specified in the residence contract)

        (6)         Section 3(1)—after the definition of "recurrent charge insert:

"register"—see section 5F;

"remarketing policy"—see section 6;

"residence" means premises or a part of premises designed for separate occupation as a place of residence;

        (7)         Section 3(1), definition of "residence contract —delete "unit" and substitute:

residence

        (8)         Section 3(1), definition of "resident"—delete "residential unit" and substitute:

residence

        (9)         Section 3(1), definition of "resident"—after "in accordance with the scheme and" insert:

(subject to the terms of a residence contract)

        (10)         Section 3(1), definition of "residential unit" or "unit"—delete the definition

        (11)         Section 3(1), definition of "retirement village —delete "residential units" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

residences

        (12)         Section 3(1), definition of "retirement village —after "scheme" insert:

but does not include any such complex excluded from the ambit of this definition by the regulations

        (13)         Section 3(1), definition of "retirement village scheme —delete "residential units" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

residences

        (14)         Section 3(1), definition of "retirement village scheme —delete "residential unit" and substitute:

residence

        (15)         Section 3(1), definition of "service contract —delete the definition

        (16)         Section 3(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act—

            (a)         the "date of the contract" means the date on which the second of the 2 parties to a residence contract signs the contract;

            (b)         a resident's "settling-in period" is—

                  (i)         the period ending 90 days after the date of the contract or the date on which the resident is admitted to occupation of his or her residence in accordance with the scheme (whichever is later); or

                  (ii)         such longer period as may be specified in the resident's residence contract;

            (c)         a person will be taken to "cease to reside in a retirement village —

                  (i)         when the person (or someone else on behalf of the person) delivers up vacant possession of the person's residence to the administering authority following the person's vacation of the residence; or

                  (ii)         when the executor or administrator of the person's estate delivers up vacant possession of the person's residence to the administering authority following the person's death; or

                  (iii)         when the person vacates the person's residence and indicates to the administering authority (either expressly or by his or her actions) that the person does not intend to continue to reside in the village; or

                  (iv)         if—

                        (A)         the administering authority decides to terminate the person's right of occupation under Part 2; and

                        (B)         the Tribunal confirms the administering authority's decision to terminate the right of occupation,

at the end of the period fixed by the Tribunal within which the person must vacate the person's residence.



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