Regulation 8 Amendment of the Housing Act 1988I1I2
United Kingdom
The Housing Act 1988 M1 is amended as follows.
In Schedule 2 (grounds for possession of dwelling-houses let on assured tenancies), in Ground 7B, in the definition of “relevant national”—
after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)an Irish citizen, or
(ab)a person who is not an Irish citizen and who has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom which was granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules within the meaning given by section 17 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.”;
omit paragraphs (b) and (c).
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
1988 c. 50. Ground 7B was inserted by section 41 of the Immigration Act 2016.
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 8 not in force at made date, see reg. 1
- I2
Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 1(2) and S.I. 2020/1279, reg. 4(c)