Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020

PART 2

Protection of Tenants During Emergency Period

Interpretation

3. (1) In this Part—

“Act of 2005” means the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 ;

“Covid-19” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2020;

“emergency period” means the period from the date of the passing of this Act to 10 January 2021.

(2) In this Part—

(a) references to landlord shall be construed as including references to licensor within the meaning of section 37 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 ,

(b) references to tenant shall be construed as including references to licensee within the meaning of the said section 37, and

(c) references to tenancy shall be construed as including references to licence within the meaning of the said section 37.

(3) A word or expression that is used in this Part and in the Act of 2004 shall have the meaning in this Part that it has in that Act.