Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019
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Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2004 | ||
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12. (1) Section 34 of the Act of 2004 is amended, in paragraph (a), by— | ||
(a) the deletion in subparagraph (i), of “and”, | ||
(b) the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii): | ||
“(ii) the notice of termination cites as the reason for the termination the ground or grounds concerned and contains or is accompanied— | ||
(I) in the case of paragraph 2, 5 or 6 of that Table, by the statement referred to in that paragraph, and | ||
(II) in the case of paragraph 3 or 4 of that Table, by the statutory declaration referred to in that paragraph, | ||
and”, | ||
and | ||
(c) the insertion of the following subparagraph: | ||
“(iii) in the case of a notice of termination that cites as the reason for the termination the ground specified in paragraph 5, the notice of termination contains or is accompanied by a certificate in writing of a registered professional (within the meaning of the Building Control Act 2007 ) stating that— | ||
(I) the proposed refurbishment or renovation works would pose a risk to the health or safety of the occupants of the dwelling concerned and should not proceed while the dwelling is occupied, and | ||
(II) such a risk is likely to exist for such period as is specified in the certificate which shall not be less than 3 weeks,”. | ||
(2) The Table to section 34 of the Act of 2004 is amended— | ||
(a) in paragraph 3, by the substitution of “9 months” for “3 months”, | ||
(b) in clause (i) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph 4, by the substitution of “12 months” for “6 months”, | ||
(c) in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 5, by the substitution of the following clause for clause (i): | ||
“(i) the dwelling becomes available for reletting by reason of the completion of the works of refurbishment or renovation, and”, | ||
and | ||
(d) in clause (i) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph 6, by the substitution of “12 months” for “6 months”. |