Paragraph 19 Long Residential Tenancies (Principal Forms) Regulations 1997I1

England and Wales

The Long Residential Tenancies (Principal Forms) Regulations 1997^f1 are amended as follows—

(a)

in regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(i)

the existing provision becomes paragraph (1);

(ii)

after that paragraph, insert—

“(2)
In these Regulations, “periodic standard contract” has the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 8 of that Act).”;

(b)

in regulation 3 (forms)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), after “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “or a periodic standard contract”;

(ii)

in paragraph (d), after “assured F1... periodic tenancy”, insert “or a periodic standard contract”;

(iii)

in paragraph (e)^f2, after “assured F2... periodic tenancy”, insert “or a periodic standard contract”;

(c)

in the Schedule (prescribed forms)—

(i)

in Form 1^f3 ((long residential tenancies) landlord’s notice terminating long residential tenancy and proposing assured tenancy)—

(aa)

in the title of the form, after “Assured Tenancy”, insert “or Periodic Standard Contract”;

(bb)

in the first bullet point, for “an assured periodic tenancy”, substitute “[an assured periodic tenancy in England]/[a periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(cc)

in paragraph 10, for “an assured monthly periodic tenancy”, substitute “[an assured monthly periodic tenancy in England]/[a periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(dd)

in paragraph 11, for “assured tenancy”, substitute “[assured tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(ee)

in Note 13, after “assured tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”

(ff)

in Note 14, after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(gg)

in Note 14, after “assured tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(hh)

in Note 15, after “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(ii)

in Form 3^f4 ((long residential tenancies) landlord’s notice proposing an interim monthly rent after notice terminating long residential tenancy)—

(aa)

in Note 2, in paragraph (b), after “assured tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(bb)

in Note 2, in the words after paragraph (b), after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(cc)

in Note 5, in the words before the first paragraph (a), after “monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “in England /periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(dd)

in Note 5, in the first paragraph (c), after “non-shorthold assured tenancy”, insert “in England,”;

(ee)

in Note 5, in the first paragraph (c), at the end, insert “or a periodic standard contract that does not incorporate section 173^f5 (landlord’s notice) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 as a term of the contract”;

(iii)

in Form 4^f6 ((long residential tenancies) tenant’s notice proposing different terms or rent for an assured tenancy)—

(aa)

in the title of the form, after “Assured Tenancy”, insert “or Periodic Standard Contract”;

(bb)

in the first bullet point, for “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, substitute “[assured monthly periodic tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(cc)

in paragraph 3, for “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, substitute “[assured monthly periodic tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(dd)

in Note 1, after “assured tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(ee)

in Note 2, after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(ff)

in Note 4, in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “in England /periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(gg)

in Note 4, in paragraph (b), after “applying)”, insert “or a periodic standard contract that does not incorporate section 173 (landlord’s notice) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 as a term of the contract”;

(hh)

in Note 5, after “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(ii)

in Note 6, after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England /periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(iv)

in Form 5^f7 ((long residential tenancies) landlord’s application referring tenant’s notice proposing different terms or rent for a proposed assured tenancy to a Tribunal)—

(aa)

in the title of the form, after “Assured Tenancy”, insert “or Periodic Standard Contract”;

(bb)

in paragraph 4(b), for “assured periodic tenancy”, substitute “[assured periodic tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(cc)

in paragraph 4(c), for “assured periodic tenancy”, substitute “[assured periodic tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(dd)

in paragraph 6, after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(ee)

in paragraph 7, for “assured periodic tenancy”, substitute “[assured periodic tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”;

(ff)

in Note 2, in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(gg)

in Note 2, in paragraph (b), after “applying)”, insert “or a periodic standard contract that does not incorporate section 173 (landlord’s notice) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 as a term of the contract”;

(hh)

in Note 2, in the words after paragraph (c), after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(ii)

in Note 3, in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured monthly periodic tenancy”, insert “in England/periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(jj)

in Note 3, in the first paragraph (b), after “applying)”, insert “or a periodic standard contract that does not incorporate section 173 (landlord’s notice) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 as a term of the contract”;

(kk)

in Note 4, after “assured periodic tenancy”, insert “in England /periodic standard contract in Wales”;

(v)

in Form 6 ((long residential tenancies) notice by rent assessment committee requiring further information), in paragraph 2, for “assured periodic tenancy”, in each place it occurs, substitute “[assured periodic tenancy in England]/[periodic standard contract in Wales]”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 1 para. 19(b)(ii) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1077), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F2: Word in Sch. 1 para. 19(b)(iii) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1077), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 1.12.2022, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1997/3008.
f2: Regulation 3(e) was amended by article 6(2) of and paragraphs 20 and 21 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036).
f3: Form 1 was amended by regulation 2 of the Long Residential Tenancies (Principal Forms) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/233 (W. 33)) and article 6(2) of and paragraphs 20 and 22 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036).
f4: Form 3 was amended by article 6(2) of and paragraphs 20 and 23 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036).
f5: Section 173 was amended by section 12(1) and (4) of the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3).
f6: Form 4 was amended by article 6(2) of and paragraphs 20 and 24 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036).
f7: Form 5 was amended by article 6(2) of and paragraphs 20 and 25 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036).