# The Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/3007 · made 16 December 1997

These Regulations amend the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971 (which regulate the procedure to be followed by rent assessment committees). The amendment takes account of the functions of rent assessment committees under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, as applied by Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, in relation to long residential tenancies.

Made under: Rent Act 1977 (Section 74)

## Introductory text

LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 16th December 1997
Laid before Parliament 22nd December 1997
Coming into force 15th January 1998
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 section 74 of the Rent Act 1977, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations—

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 15th January 1998.

## 2 Amendments

The Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971 shall be amended by substituting for regulation 2A from the start to the end of paragraph (1):
“1988 and 1989 Act references
2A (1) This regulation applies where a reference is made under:
paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 as applied by paragraph 19 of Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
section 6, 13, 14A or 22 of the Housing Act 1988; or
paragraph 6(2) or 10(2) of Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
12th December 1997
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, Welsh Office
16th December 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971 (which regulate the procedure to be followed by rent assessment committees). The amendment takes account of the functions of rent assessment committees under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, as applied by Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, in relation to long residential tenancies.

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