Part II Private Sector Tenants
Rents
62C1 Cancellation of registration of rent.
1
Section 73 of the 1977 Act is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection: —
1A
Such an application may also be made where—
a
not less than two years have elapsed since the relevant date (as defined in section 67(5) of this Act); and
b
the dwelling-house is not for the time being subject to a regulated tenancy; and
c
the application is made by the person who would be the landlord if the dwelling-house were let on such a tenancy.
3
For subsection (3) there is substituted the following subsection—
3
An application under this section must—
a
be in the form prescribed for the application concerned and contain the prescribed particulars; and
b
be accompanied, in the case of an application under subsection (1) above, by a copy of the rent agreement.
4
In subsection (4)—
a
after the word “If” there are inserted the words “the application is made under subsection (1) above and”; and
b
at the end there are inserted the words “and he shall also cancel the registration if the application is made under subsection (1A) above”.
5
In subsection (5) after the word “Where” there are inserted the words “the application is made under subsection (1) above and”.
6
In subsection (6) for the words “The cancellation” there are substituted the words “A cancellation made in pursuance of an application under subsection (1) above”.