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The Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/266 · Made 23 February 1987

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LANDLORD AND TENANT

Made 23rd February 1987

Laid before Parliament 6th March 1987

Coming into force 4th May 1987

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 49, 60 and 61 of the Rent Act 1977 f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1977 c. 42; in section 61, see the definition of “prescribed”.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Schedule Schedule
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 4th May 1987.

2

The Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980f1 are amended as follows—

(i)

For sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 3(1) substitute—

“(a)

in the case of a notice under section 45(2) of the 1977 Act where the rent is not subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act, form No. 1;

(b)

in the case of a notice under section 45(2) of the 1977 Act where a rent is subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act, form No. 2; and”.

(ii)

In the list of contents in Schedule 1 for the entries relating to forms Nos. 1 to 3 substitute—

“1

Notice of increase of rent under regulated tenancy where the increase is not subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act.

2

Notice of increase of rent under regulated tenancy where the increase is subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act.”.

(iii)

In Schedule 1, for forms Nos. 1 and 2 substitute the forms bearing those numbers in the Schedule to these Regulations and omit form No. 3.

FORM 1

RENT ACT 1977, SECTION 45(2), AS AMENDED BY HOUSING ACT 1980 AND RENT (RELIEF FROM PHASING) ORDER 1987

FORM 2

RENT ACT 1977, SECTION 45(2) AS AMENDED BY HOUSING ACT 1980

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Rent Act (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980 and are consequential on the provisions of the Rent (Relief from Phasing) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/264). They replace the forms to be used for giving notice of increase of rent under a regulated tenancy where the rent is registered.