(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”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 55(1), 59(2)(3), 61(1)–(7), 62, 63, 65(1)–(5), 66(1)–(4), 67–69, 70(1), 71, 73(1)–(4), 74(1)(2), 75, 76, 78, 79, 138, 141, 143(3), 148, 152(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991