# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Paragraph 11A


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/schedule/12/paragraph/11A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/schedule-12/paragraph-11A
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