# Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951, Section 17: Provisions supplementary to section sixteen in case of rented premises which include accommodation shared otherwise than with the landlord.

Extent: E+W

(1) Where at any time during a service man’s period of residence protection a tenancy qualifying for protection which is a fixed term tenancy ends as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the last preceding section, and immediately before the ending of the tenancy—
(a) the tenant under the terms of the tenancy had the exclusive occupation of some accommodation (in this section referred to as “the separate accommodation”) and had the use of other accommodation in common with another person or other persons, not being or including the landlord, but
(b) by reason only of such circumstances as are mentioned in section 16(4) above, subsection (1) of section 3 of the Housing Act 1988 (provisions where tenant B shares accommodation with persons other than landlord) did not have effect with respect to the separate accommodation,
the said section 3 shall during the remainder of the period of protection apply in relation to the separate accommodation as if the circumstances referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection did not exist, and had not existed immediately before the ending of the tenancy and, accordingly, as if on the ending of the tenancy there arose a statutory periodic tenancy which is an assured tenancy during the remainder of that period.
(2) Where, at any time during a service man’s period of residence protection—
(a) a tenancy qualifying for protection which is a periodic tenancy would come to an end, apart from the provisions of this section and section 16 above, and
(b) paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) above apply,
section 3 of the Housing Act 1988 shall, during the remainder of the period of protection, apply in relation to the separate accommodation as if the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)(b) above did not exist and, accordingly, as if the tenancy had become an assured tenancy immediately before it would otherwise have come to an end.
(b) immediately before the time when the tenancy would otherwise have come to an end as mentioned in paragraph (a)—
(i) the tenant under the terms of the tenancy has the exclusive occupation of some accommodation (in this section referred to as “the separate accommodation”), and has the use of other accommodation in common with another person or other persons, not being or including the landlord, but
(ii) by reason only of such circumstances as are mentioned in section 16(4), subsection (1) of section 3 of the Housing Act 1988 (provisions where tenant shares accommodation with persons other than landlord) does not have effect with respect to the separate accommodation,
during the remainder of the period of protection, section 3 of the Housing Act 1988 applies in relation to the separate accommodation as if the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) did not exist and, accordingly, as if the tenancy had become an assured tenancy immediately before it would otherwise have come to an end.
(3) Neither subsection (1) nor subsection (2) above applies Subsection (2) does not apply if, on the ending of the tenancy qualifying for protection, a statutory tenancy arises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/65/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/reserve-and-auxiliary-forces-protection-of-civil-interests-act-1951/section-17
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