Rent (Amendment) Act 1985

In Case 11 in Schedule 15 to the Rent Act 1977 and in Case 11 in Schedule 2 to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (court must order possession of dwelling-house where a person who occupied the dwelling-house as his residence let it on a regulated tenancy and the other requirements of that Case are satisfied) for the words from the beginning to “tenancy” (where it first appears) there shall be substituted the words “ Where a person (in this Case referred to as “the owner-occupier”) who let the dwelling-house on a regulated tenancy had, at any time before the letting, occupied it as his residence ”.

Where the dwelling-house has been let by the owner-occupier on a protected tenancy (in this paragraph referred to as “the earlier tenancy”) granted on or after 16th November 1984 but not later than the end of the period of two months beginning with the commencement of the Rent (Amendment) Act 1985 and either— then for the purposes of paragraph (b) above the condition in paragraph (a) above is to be treated as having been satisfied with respect to the earlier tenancy.

Where the dwelling-house has been let by the owner-occupier on a protected tenancy (in this paragraph referred to as “the earlier tenancy”) granted on or after 16th November 1984 but not later than the end of the period of two months beginning with the commencement of the Rent (Amendment) Act 1985 and either— then for the purposes of paragraph (b) above the condition in paragraph (a) above is to be treated as having been satisfied with respect to the earlier tenancy.

Case 11 in Schedule 15 to the Rent Act 1977 and Case 11 in Schedule 2 to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, as those cases have effect by virtue of this section, apply to tenancies granted and notices given before, as well as after, the commencement of this Act.

This Act may be cited as the Rent (Amendment) Act 1985.

Only section 2 of this Act extends to Northern Ireland.