Renters (Reform) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 28 November 2023.
Amendments made: 117, in schedule 4, page 82, line 29, leave out “sections 9 and 11” and insert
“sections (Duty of landlord and contractor to give statement of terms and other information) and (Other duties)”.
This amendment is consequential on NC3 and NC4. It updates section references to refer to the new clauses inserted by those amendments instead of existing clauses.
Amendment 118, in schedule 4, page 82, line 31, leave out “16F(1)” and insert “16H(1)”.
This amendment is consequential on NC4 and NC5. It updates the new section numbering to reflect the fact that those new clauses insert new sections earlier in the 1988 Act.
Amendment 119, in schedule 4, page 82, line 37, at end insert—
“(2A) Where a landlord referred to in sub-paragraph (2) has entered into a contract with a person which requires that person to ensure compliance with that sub-paragraph (whether or not it is referred to individually), sub-paragraph (2) also applies to that person, as it applies to the landlord.”
This amendment is consequential on NC3. It makes provision for transitional cases corresponding to new section 16D(6) inserted by that clause.
Amendment 120, in schedule 4, page 83, line 3, leave out
“16D(3) of the 1988 Act (inserted by section 9)”
and insert
“16D(4) of the 1988 Act (inserted by section (Duty of landlord and contractor to give statement of terms and other information))”.
This amendment is consequential on NC3. It updates section references to refer to the new clauses inserted by those amendments instead of existing clauses.
Amendment 121, in schedule 4, page 83, line 4, leave out “an assured tenancy” and insert
“the tenancy or on the day on which the tenancy begins”.
This amendment is consequential on NC3. It ensures that the transitional modifications in Schedule 4 track the wording of the new clause inserted by that amendment.
Amendment 122, in schedule 4, page 83, line 16, leave out “16F or 16H” and insert “16H or 16J”.
This amendment is consequential on NC4 and NC5. It updates the new section numbering to reflect the fact that those new clauses insert new sections earlier in the 1988 Act.
Amendment 123, in schedule 4, page 83, line 17, leave out “16G” and insert “16I”.
This amendment is consequential on NC4 and NC5. It updates the new section numbering to reflect the fact that those new clauses insert new sections earlier in the 1988 Act.
Amendment 124, in schedule 4, page 83, line 25, at end insert—
“
9A In relation to an existing tenancy, paragraph (ab) in Ground 6 in Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act is to be read as if for ‘before the beginning of the tenancy or on the day on which it began’ there were substituted ‘before the extended application date (within the meaning given by section 67(4) of the Renters (Reform) Act 2024)’.”—
This amendment is consequential on Amendment 13. It makes corresponding provision for transitional cases.
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