Legislation – The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies and Notices) (Amendment and Suspension) (England) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

2 Amendment of definition of “relevant period” in Schedule 29

3 Suspension of provisions in Schedule 29

4 Amendment of the Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 1987

5 Amendment of the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) Regulations 2015

6 Transitional provision

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Notice of seeking termination of tenancy and recovery of possession under section 83 of the Housing Act 1985

SCHEDULE 2 Forms prescribed for the purposes of sections 8 and 21 of the Housing Act 1988

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Explanatory note

2021 No. 994
Landlord And Tenant, England

The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies and Notices) (Amendment and Suspension) (England) Regulations 2021

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 83(2)(a) and (7) of the Housing Act 19851, sections 8(3) and 21(8) of the Housing Act 19882 and section 88(1) and (5) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and 14(1) of Schedule 29 to, the Coronavirus Act 20203.
1

1985 c. 68. Section 83 was substituted, together with section 83A, by section 147(1) of the Housing Act 1996.

2

1988 c. 50. Section 8(3) was amended by section 151(3) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) and section 97(2)(a) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12). Section 21(8) was inserted by section 37 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). See section 45 for the meaning of “prescribed”.

3

2020 c. 7. The powers conferred by section 88(1) of, and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 29 to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 are exercisable in England by the Secretary of State. For the relevant definitions of “relevant national authority” see section 88(7) of, and paragraph 1(3)(a) of Schedule 29 to, that Act.