# The Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022, Regulation 8: Consequential amendments to the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971

Extent: E+W

(1) The Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “reference”, after “Local Government and Housing Act 1989”, replace the full stop with “, or which is made under regulation 3 of the Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022.”;
(b) at the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—
““dwelling” has the meaning given by section 246 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;”;
““relevant contract-holder” means a contract-holder (which has the meaning given by section 7(5) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016) under a relevant converted contract;”;
““relevant converted contract” has the meaning given by paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 12 to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;”;
“...”;
“...”.
(3) In regulation 2A (1988 and 1989 Act references)—
(a) for the heading, substitute “References”;
(b) in paragraph (1), after “Housing Act 1988;”, omit “or”;
(c) in paragraph (1), after “Local Government and Housing Act 1989”, in the second place it occurs, replace the full stop with—
“; or
regulation 3 of the Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022.”.
(4) In regulation 3(3)(c), after “tenant”, insert “... or relevant contract-holder”.
(5) In regulation 5(1)(b)—
(a) for “assured tenancies or assured agricultural occupancies”, substitute “assured tenancies, assured agricultural occupancies or relevant converted contracts”,
(b) after “dwelling-houses”, in both places it occurs, insert “or dwellings”.
(6) In regulation 7—
(a) in the heading, after “dwelling-house”, insert “or dwelling”, and
(b) in paragraph (1), after “dwelling-house”, insert “or dwelling”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/781/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-rent-determination-converted-contracts-wales-regulations-2022/regulation-8
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