Special powers of Board in sub-tenancies

(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, a landlord or any subtenant may apply to the Board for an inquiry into the terms and conditions of any sub-tenancy of the premises granted by the tenant after 1st January 1945. (2) Upon an application under subsection (1) of this section, the Board may inquire into the terms and conditions of the sub-tenancy with a view to ascertaining whether, having regard to the rent paid by the tenant to the landlord, any rent payable to, or charged by, the tenant for any sub tenancy is unreasonable or whether the tenant, by taking in lodgers or by subletting or otherwise parting with the possession of the whole or any part of the premises, is making a profit, whether directly or indirectly, which, having regard to the rent paid by the tenant, is unreasonable. (3) On an inquiry under subsection (2) of this section, the Board may make an Order, (a) limiting the number of subtenants in the premises; (b) fixing the maximum rent payable by each subtenant and the maximum charge, if any, which the tenant may make in addition to the rent for any service rendered to the subtenant; (c) fixing the maximum profit which the tenant may make, whether directly or indirectly, by the sub tenancy. 10 (4) Any person who fails to comply with an order made by the Board under this section commits an offence, without prejudice to any other remedy for the enforcement of the order. (5) The powers of the Board under this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other powers of the Board exercised under this Act and any order made under this section shall have the same effect and be executed in the same manner as any other order made by the Board under this Act.