# Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985, Paragraph 8


(1) Section 37 of the Housing Act 1980 (effect of assignment or subletting, &c.) as originally enacted shall be deemed never to have applied in relation to the assignment of secure tenancies.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect—
(a) in the case of a periodic tenancy, the operation of a notice to quit served on the tenant before 26th August 1984;
(b) in the case of a tenancy for a term certain, any proceedings for forfeiture in pursuance of a notice served on the tenant before that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/71/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-consequential-provisions-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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