Article 4 Effect of notice of increase

Where a rent for a dwellinghouse under a regulated tenancy is registered on or after the date of commencement of this Order and the rent payable under the tenancy for any statutory period (or part thereof) is less than the amount so registered, it shall not be increased by a notice of increase under section 29(2)(b) of the 1984 Act except to the extent permitted by article 5 of this Order, and any such notice which purports to increase it further shall have effect to increase it to the extent so permitted but no further.

Paragraph (1) of this article shall not affect any increase in respect of a noted amount within the meaning of article 2 of this Order.