Residential Tenancies Act 2021
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Amendment of Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 | ||
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1. The Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 9, by the substitution of “12 July 2021” for “12 April 2021” in the definition of “emergency period” in subsection (1), | ||
(b) in section 10, by the substitution of “12 July 2021” for “12 April 2021” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant person” in subsection (6), | ||
(c) in section 11, by the substitution of “12 July 2021” for “12 April 2021” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant person” in subsection (6), | ||
(d) in section 12, by— | ||
(i) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a) of subsection (1): | ||
“(a) Subject to paragraph (b) and subsection (1A)— | ||
(i) section 67 of the Act of 2004 shall have effect in relation to a notice of termination to which this subsection applies as if the references in paragraphs (aa) and (b) of subsection (2) of that section to 28 days were references to 90 days, and | ||
(ii) a notice of termination to which this subsection applies shall not specify a termination date that falls earlier than 13 July 2021.”, | ||
(ii) the insertion of the following subsection: | ||
“(1A) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), if a tenant under the tenancy of a dwelling is a tenant in relation to whom this Part applies, the termination date under any notice of termination to which this subsection applies served on that tenant during the emergency period shall, instead of the termination date specified therein, be deemed to be 13 July 2021. | ||
(b) If this Part ceases to apply in relation to a tenant on whom a notice to which this subsection applies was served, then, upon the expiration of the period of 10 days from this Part’s ceasing to apply in relation to the tenant, paragraph (a) shall cease to apply to that notice. | ||
(c) This subsection applies to a notice of termination served on a tenant during the emergency period that— | ||
(i) specifies a termination date that falls on or after 13 April 2021 and before 13 July 2021, and | ||
(ii) cites as a reason for the termination concerned the failure by the tenant to pay an amount of rent due in respect of the tenancy of a dwelling.”, | ||
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(iii) the substitution of “13 July 2021” for “13 April 2021” in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), | ||
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(e) in section 16, by the substitution of “12 July 2021” for “12 April 2021”. |