# The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022, Regulation 14: Insolvency Act 1986

Extent: E+W

(1) The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 283 (definition of bankrupt’s estate), in subsection (3A)—
(a) after paragraph (a), insert—
“(aa) a standard contract within the meaning of section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) and the terms of which inhibit an assignment as mentioned in section 127(5) of the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), or”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (d), for the full stop, substitute “, or”;
(c) after paragraph (d), insert—
“(e) a secure contract within the meaning of section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) which is not capable of being assigned, except—
(i) in the cases mentioned in section 251 (family property order) of that Act,
(ii) in accordance with section 92 (assignment by way of exchange) of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68), or
(iii) to a person who would be qualified to succeed the contract-holder if the contract-holder died immediately before the assignment.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/1166/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016-consequential-amendments-regulations-2022/regulation-14
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