Section 81A Cancellation of registration of rent.F1
England and Wales
Where the rent payable for any dwelling is entered in the register under section 79 F2or 79A of this Act, the F3appropriate tribunal shall cancel the registration of entry, on an application made under this section, if—
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the dwelling is not for the time being subject to a restricted contract; and
the application is made by the person who would be the lessor if the dwelling were subject to a restricted contract.
An application under this section must be in the prescribed form, and contain the prescribed particulars.
Cancellation of the registration shall be without prejudice to a further registration of a rent at any time after the cancellation.
The F5appropriate tribunal shall notify the applicant of their decision to grant, or to refuse, any application under this section.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 81A inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 71(1)
- F2
Words in s. 81A(1) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 25(a)(i) (with Sch. 3)
- F3
Words in s. 81A(1) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 25(a)(ii) (with Sch. 3)
- F4
S. 81A(1)(a) repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 36(4), 140(2), Sch. 18
- F5
Word in s. 81A(4) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 25(b) (with Sch. 3)
Notes on Part V
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 5 continued (W.) (in relation to an occupation contract which immediately before 1.12.2022 was a restricted contract) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1172), regs. 1(2), 14 (with reg. 19)