Paragraph 11A F1

(1)

In their application to a substitute contract that has come into existence before 1 June 2023—

(a)

section 31(1) is to be read as if for “the occupation date” there were substituted “1 June 2023”;

(b)

section 31(2) is to be read as if for “the day on which the identity of the contract-holder changes” there were substituted “1 June 2023”;

(c)

the following provisions are to be read as if for “the occupation date” there were substituted “1 June 2023”—

(i)

section 36(3)(a);

(ii)

section 37(3)(a);

(d)

section 39(1) is to be read as if for “the occupation date of the contract” there were substituted “1 June 2023”.

(2)

In their application to a substitute contract that has come into existence on or after 1 June 2023—

(a)

the following provisions are to be read as if the references to the occupation date were references to the day on which the contract-holder is entitled to begin occupying the dwelling under the substitute contract—

(i)

section 31(1);

(ii)

section 36(3)(a);

(iii)

section 37(3)(a);

(b)

section 39(1) is to be read as if the reference to the occupation date of the contract were a reference to the date on which the contract-holder is entitled to begin occupying the dwelling under the substitute contract.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 12 para. 11A inserted (1.6.2023) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/556), regs. 1, 5