Regulation 1 Title, commencement and interpretationI1

The title of these Regulations is the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022.

These Regulations come into force on 1 December 2022.

In these Regulations—

• “1977 Act” (“Deddf 1977”) means the Rent Act 1977^f1;

• “1985 Act” (“Deddf 1985”) means the Housing Act 1985^f2;

• “1985 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1985”) means the Secure Tenancies (Right to Repair Scheme) Regulations 1985^f3;

• “1986 Act” (“Deddf 1986”) means the Insolvency Act 1986^f4;

• “1988 Act” (“Deddf 1988”) means the Housing Act 1988^f5;

• “1988 Order” (“Gorchymyn 1988”) means the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Rent Information) Order 1988^f6;

• “1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989^f7;

• “1994 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1994”) means the Secure Tenants of Local Authorities (Compensation for Improvements) Regulations 1994^f8;

• “1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Housing Act 1996^f9;

• “1997 Order” (“Gorchymyn 1997”) means the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997^f10;

• “2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Housing Act 2004^f11;

• “2013 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2013”) means the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013^f12;

• “2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Housing (Wales) Act 2014^f13;

• “2016 Act” (“Deddf 2016”) means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;

• “2022 Consequential Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Canlyniadol 2022”) means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022^f14;

• “2022 Secondary Consequential Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Canlyniadol Is-ddeddfwriaeth 2022”) means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2022^f15;

• “appointed day” (“diwrnod penodedig”) means the day appointed by the Welsh Ministers under section 257 of the 2016 Act as the day on which section 239 of that Act comes into force;

• “converted secure contract” (“contract diogel wedi ei drosi”) has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act (see paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 12 to the 2016 Act);

• “occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth”) has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act (see section 7 of the 2016 Act);

• “protected shorthold tenancy” (“tenantiaeth fyrddaliol warchodedig”) has the same meaning as in the 1977 Act;

• “restricted contract” (“contract cyfyngedig”) has the same meaning as in the 1977 Act.