Legislation – Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory provisions

1 Overview

2 “Rent” and “business tenancy”

3 “Protected rent debt”

4 “Adversely affected by coronavirus”

5 “Protected period”

6 “The matter of relief from payment”

PART 2
Arbitration

7 Approval of arbitration bodies

8 Functions of approved arbitration bodies

9 Period for making a reference to arbitration

10 Requirements for making a reference to arbitration

11 Proposals for resolving the matter of relief from payment

12 Written statements

13 Arbitration awards available

14 Arbitrator’s award on the matter of relief from payment

15 Arbitrator’s principles

16 Arbitrator: assessment of “viability” and “solvency”

17 Timing of arbitrator’s award

18 Publication of award

19 Arbitration fees and expenses

20 Oral hearings

21 Guidance

22 Modification of Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996

PART 3
Moratorium on certain remedies and insolvency arrangements

23 Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts

24 Alteration of moratorium period

25 Temporary restriction on initiating certain insolvency arrangements

26 Temporary restriction on initiating arbitration proceedings

27 Temporary restriction on winding-up petitions and petitions for bankruptcy orders

PART 4
Final provisions

28 Power to apply Act in relation to future periods of coronavirus control

29 Concurrent power for Welsh Ministers to apply moratorium provisions again

30 Crown application

31 Extent, commencement and short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Modifications of the Arbitration Act 1996 in relation to arbitrations under this Act

SCHEDULE 2 Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts

SCHEDULE 3 Winding-up and bankruptcy petitions

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Modifications of the Arbitration Act 1996 in relation to arbitrations under this Act

Section 22

1

Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in relation to arbitrations under this Act as if the following were omitted—

(a)

in section 14 (commencement of arbitral proceedings), subsections (1) and (2);

(b)

in section 15 (arbitral tribunal), in subsection (1), the words “or umpire”;

(c)

sections 16 to 19 (appointment of arbitrators);

(d)

in section 20 (chairman), subsections (1) and (2);

(e)

section 21 (umpire);

(f)

in section 22 (decision-making where no chairman or umpire), subsection (1);

(g)

in section 23 (revocation of the arbitrator’s authority), subsections (1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5)(a);

(h)

in section 25 (resignation of arbitrator), subsections (1) and (2);

(i)

in section 27 (filling of vacancy), subsections (1) to (3);

(j)

in section 30 (competence of tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction), in subsection (1), the words “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties”;

(k)

in section 37 (power to appoint experts, legal advisers or assessors), in subsection (1), the words “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties”;

(l)

in section 38 (general powers exercisable by the tribunal), subsections (1) to (4);

(m)

in section 39 (power to make provisional awards), in subsection (2)(a), the words “or the disposition of property”;

(n)

in section 48 (remedies), subsections (1), (2) and (5)(b) and (c);

(o)

in section 49 (interest), subsections (1) to (3), (5) and (6);

(p)

in section 51 (settlement)—

(i)

in subsection (1), the words “unless otherwise agreed by the parties”; and

(ii)

in subsection (2), the words “if so requested by the parties and not objected to by the tribunal”;

(q)

in section 52 (form of award), subsections (1) and (2);

(r)

in section 58 (effect of award), in subsection (1), the words “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties”;

(s)

in section 68 (challenging the award: serious irregularity), in subsection (2)(e), the words “vested by the parties”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 31(4)

2

Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in relation to arbitrations under this Act as if —

(a)

in section 20 (chairman), in subsection (3), at the beginning there were inserted “Where there is a chairman,”;

(b)

in section 22 (decision-making where no chairman), in subsection (2) for “If there is no such agreement” there were substituted “Where there are two or more arbitrators with no chairman”;

(c)

in section 34 (procedural and evidential matters), in subsection (1) after “matters”, there were inserted “(including in relation to oral hearings held in public)”;

(d)

in section 35 (consolidation of proceedings and concurrent hearings), in subsection (2), for the words from “Unless” to “has no” there were substituted “The tribunal also has”;

(e)

in section 37 (power to appoint experts, legal advisers or assessors), in subsection (1)(a), after “tribunal may” there were inserted “, where agreed by the parties”;

(f)

in section 68 (challenging the award: serious irregularity), in subsection (2)(c), the words “procedure agreed by the parties” were substituted by “statutory procedure”;

(g)

in section 74 (immunity of arbitral institutions)—

(i)

in subsection (1), for “appoint or nominate” there were substituted “appoint, nominate or remove”;

(ii)

in subsection (2), for “appointed or nominated”, in both places, there were substituted “appointed, nominated or removed”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 31(4)

3

The modifications under paragraphs 1 and 2 are without prejudice to the operation of sections 94 to 98 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in relation to other provisions.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I3Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 31(4)