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Section 153 Termination by agreementC1I1

(1)

If the landlord and the contract-holder under an occupation contract agree to end the contract, the contract ends—

(a)

when the contract-holder gives up possession of the dwelling in accordance with the agreement, or

(b)

if he or she does not give up possession and a substitute occupation contract is made, immediately before the occupation date of the substitute occupation contract.

(2)

An occupation contract is a substitute occupation contract if—

(a)

it is made in respect of the same (or substantially the same) dwelling as the original contract, and

(b)

a contract-holder under it was also a contract-holder under the original contract.

(3)

This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all occupation contracts.

Annotations

Modifications

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Pt. 9 excluded (1.12.2022) by 2004 c. 34, s. 33(c) (as inserted by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 28(2)(c))

Commencement

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S. 153 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2