Deposit of rent

(1) Where the landlord does not accept any rent and other charges payable tendered by the tenant within the time and the manner referred to in section 13 or refuses or neglects to deliver a receipt referred to therein or where there is a bona fide doubt as to the person or persons to whom the rent and other charges are payable, the tenant may deposit such rent and other charges payable with the Rent Authority according to the provisions of sub-section (2) below. (2) The deposit shall be accompanied by an application by the tenant containing the following particulars, namely:- (a) the premises for which the rent and other charges payable are deposited with a description sufficient for identifying the premises; (b) the period for which the rent and other charges payable are deposited; (c) the name and address of the landlord or the person or persons claiming to be entitled to such rent and other charges payable; and (d) the reasons and circumstances for which the application for depositing the rent and other charges payable is made. (3) If an application is made for the withdrawal of any deposit of rent and other charges payable, the Rent Authority shall, if satisfied that...