Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 266

LANDLORD AND TENANT

The Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

Made

23rd February 1987

Laid before Parliament

6th March 1987

Coming into force

4th May 1987

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 49, 60 and 61 of the Rent Act 1977 (1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:-

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 4th May 1987.

2. The Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980(2) are amended as follows-

(i)For sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 3(1) substitute-

"(a)in the case of a notice under section 45(2) of the 1977 Act where the rent is not subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act, form No. 1;

(b)in the case of a notice under section 45(2) of the 1977 Act where a rent is subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act, form No. 2; and".

(ii)In the list of contents in Schedule 1 for the entries relating to forms Nos. 1 to 3 substitute-

"1. Notice of increase of rent under regulated tenancy where the increase is not subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act.

2. Notice of increase of rent under regulated tenancy where the increase is subject to the phasing provisions of Schedule 8 to the Act.".

(iii)In Schedule 1, for forms Nos. 1 and 2 substitute the forms bearing those numbers in the Schedule to these Regulations and omit form No. 3.

Regulation 2(iii)

SCHEDULE

FORM 1RENT ACT 1977, SECTION 45(2), AS AMENDED BY HOUSING ACT 1980 AND RENT (RELIEF FROM PHASING) ORDER 1987

FORM 2RENT ACT 1977, SECTION 45(2) AS AMENDED BY HOUSING ACT 1980

Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for the Environment

23rd February 1987

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

19th February 1987

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Rent Act (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980 and are consequential on the provisions of the Rent (Relief from Phasing) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/264). They replace the forms to be used for giving notice of increase of rent under a regulated tenancy where the rent is registered.

(1)

1977 c. 42; in section 61, see the definition of "prescribed".

(2)

S.I. 1980/1697, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.