{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016-consequential-amendments-regulations-2022/regulation-33",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2022/1166",
  "legislation_title": "The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016-consequential-amendments-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/33",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013",
  "text": "(1) The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 1 (unlawful sub-letting: secure tenancies), in subsection (1) after “dwelling-house”, in the first place it occurs, insert “in England”.\n(3) In section 2 (unlawful sub-letting: assured tenancies)—\n(a) in the heading, after “assured tenancies”, insert “and secure contracts”;\n(b) in subsection (1), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(c) in subsection (2), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(d) in subsection (3)—\n(i) in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a)—\n(aa) for “or”, substitute “,”;\n(bb) after “registered social landlord”, insert “or in relation to Wales a community landlord”.\n(4) In section 5 (unlawful profit orders: civil proceedings)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(ii) in paragraph (b), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(b) in subsection (4)—\n(i) in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a)—\n(aa) after “social housing”, for “or”, substitute “,”;\n(bb) after “registered social landlord”, insert “or in relation to Wales a community landlord”.\n(5) In section 11 (interpretation)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) at the end of paragraph (a), omit “and”;\n(ii) at the end of paragraph (b), for the full stop, substitute “, and”;\n(iii) after paragraph (b), insert—\n“(c) “secure contract” has the same meaning as in section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1).”;\n(b) after subsection (3), insert—\n“(3A) In the application of this Act in relation to a secure contract, the following expressions have the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)—\n(a) “community landlord” (see section 9 of that Act);\n(b) “secure contract” (see section 8 of that Act).”;\n(c) in subsection (4), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or secure contract”;\n(d) after subsection (4), insert—\n“(4A) References in this Act to a member of the tenant’s family (in relation to a secure contract) are to be construed in accordance with section 250 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.”;\n(e) in subsection (6), after “assured tenancy”, in each place it occurs, insert “or a secure contract”;\n(f) in subsection (7), after “assured tenancy”, in each place it occurs, insert “or a secure contract”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 33 in force at 1.12.2022, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2013 c. 3."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/1166/regulation/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:05:37.488365+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}