{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2016/1",
  "legislation_title": "Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An occupation contract where the contract-holder—\n(a) is employed by a relevant employer, and\n(b) is required by his or her contract of employment to occupy the dwelling.\n(2) “Relevant employer” means—\n(a) a local authority;\n(b) a new town corporation;\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) an urban development corporation;\n(e) a registered social landlord (other than a fully mutual housing association or a co-operative housing association);\n(f) a private registered provider of social housing;\n(g) a manager who exercises a local housing authority's management functions under a management agreement;\n(h) the governing body of any of the following schools (see the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31))—\n(i) a voluntary aided school,\n(ii) a foundation school, or\n(iii) a foundation special school.\n(3) “Management agreement” means an agreement under section 27 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) and “manager” means a person with whom the agreement is made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 7(2)(c) omitted (10.9.2025) by virtue of Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3), s. 9(2)(d), Sch. 1 para. 16(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/7",
      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/schedule/3/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:17.774658+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."
}