Rent Act 1974 (c. 51)

Supplementary E+W+S

17 Short title, citation, application, commencement and extent. E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Rent Act 1974.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(3) This Act and the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 and 1972 may be cited together as the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1974.

(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(5) This Act shall come into operation at the expiry of the period of two weeks beginning with the date on which it is passed.

(6) [F3 section 11 of this Act does not extend] to Scotland and sections 3(2), 4(3) and (4), 9, 10, 12 and 14(3) of this Act and Part III of Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act extend to Scotland only.

(7) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1(4)(c), 17(2) repealed by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42, SIF 75:3), s. 155, Sch. 25 (subject to the savings and transitional provisions in Schedule 24)

F2 Ss. 3(1), 4(1)(2), 14(1)(2), 17(4) repealed by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42, SIF 75:3), s. 155, Sch. 25 (subject to the savings and transitional provisions in Sch. 24)

F3 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42, SIF 75:3), s. 155, Sch. 23 para. 67 (subject to the savings and transitional provisions in Schedule 24)