Section 8 Recovery of Premises Act

Section 8 Recovery of Premises Act 1945 is about Length of notice to determine certain terms. It provides as follows:

(1) Where there is no express stipulation as to the notice to be given by either party to determine the tenancy, the following periods of time shall be given-
(a) in the case of a tenancy at will or a weekly tenancy, week’s notice;
(b) in the case of a monthly tenancy, a month’s notice;
(c) in the case of a quarterly tenancy, a quarter’s notice;
(d) subject to subsection (2) of this section in the case of a yearly tenancy, half a year’s notice:

(2) In the case of a yearly tenancy the tenancy shall not expire before the time when any crops growing on the land, the subject of the tenancy, would in the ordinary course be taken, gathered, or reaped if such crops were crops which are normally reaped within one year of planting and such planting was done by the tenant prior to the giving of the notice.

(3) The nature of a tenancy shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be determined by reference to the time the rent is paid or demanded.

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