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Part IIE+W Transitional Provisions and Savings

62E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

63E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

64E+WWhere the recoverable rent for any statutory period has been increased by a notice under section 48 of the 1977 Act, nothing in section 63 of this Act affects that increase or the operation of subsections (4) and (5) of section 48 in relation to the notice.

65E+WIn a case where, by virtue of subsection (4) of section 52 of the 1977 Act, that section would not have applied to an agreement with a tenant having security of tenure had it not been replaced by the section substituted by section 68(2) of this Act, the substituted section 52 shall also not apply in relation to that agreement.

66E+WThe repeal by this Act of subsections (4) and (5) of section 54 of the 1977 Act does not affect the operation of those subsections in relation to defaults occurring before the commencement of section 68 of this Act.

67E+WWhere, immediately before the commencement of section 69(4) of this Act, a tenancy was, by virtue of section 12(2)(b) of the 1977 Act, a protected tenancy and not a restricted contract, the 1977 Act shall continue to apply in relation to that tenancy as if section 69(4) had not been enacted.

68E+WThe repeals made by section 74 of this Act in section 15 of the 1977 Act shall not affect any tenancy which was, immediately before the commencement of section 74(1), a protected, or statutory tenancy but which would, were it not for this paragraph, have ceased to be such a tenancy by virtue of the repeal of section 15(4)(f).

69E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

70E+WAny directions given by the Secretary of State under section 24(5) of the Housing Subsidies Act 1967 shall, if in force at the commencement of section 114 of this Act, continue in force as if given under subsection (1)(a) of section 114 until revoked or varied.

71E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

72(1)This paragraph applies in relation to the exceptions in paragraphs 6 and 11 of Schedule 3 to this Act.E+W

(2)Notice given to a tenant at any time after 31st March 1980 but before the commencement of Schedule 3 shall be treated—

(a)as duly given in accordance with paragraph 6(b)(ii) if it would have been so treated had paragraph 6 then been in force; or

(b)as duly given in accordance with paragraph 11(b) if it would have been so treated had paragraph 11, and the regulations first made under that paragraph designating courses, then been in force.

73E+WIn relation to a tenancy (or licence) granted before 8th May 1980 Schedule 3 to this Act has effect as if the following paragraph were added at the end of it:

14A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if—

(a)the landlord is a charity within the meaning of the Charities Act 1960; and

(b)before the tenancy was granted the tenant was informed in writing that the landlord intended to carry out works on the building or part of the building comprising the dwelling-house and could not reasonably do so without obtaining possession of the dwelling-house.

74E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

75E+WSection 5 of the 1977 Act (tenancies at low rents) shall continue not to apply to any tenancy which, immediately before the repeal by this Act of section 17 of the 1977 Act (categories of controlled tenancies) was a controlled tenancy by virtue of subsection (2) of section 17.

76E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

77E+WSection 90 of the 1977 Act continues to have effect, notwithstanding its repeal by this Act, in relation to any direction given by the Secretary of State under that section.

78E+WParagraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 17 to the 1977 Act continue to have effect, notwithstanding paragraph 59 of this Schedule, in relation to a notice of increase served under paragraph 4 before the commencement of paragraph 59.

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