SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Part I General Amendments

The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951

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1

Section 23 of that Act (interpretation of Part II), as it applies otherwise than to Scotland, shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after the definition of “agricultural land” there shall be inserted—

  • “assured tenancy” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988

b

after the definition of “dependant” there shall be inserted—

  • “fixed term tenancy” means any tenancy other than a periodic tenancy

c

for the definition of “landlord” and “tenant” there shall be substituted—

  • in relation to a statutory tenancy or to a provision of the Rent Act 1977 “landlord” and “tenant” have the same meaning as in that Act but, subject to that, those expressions have the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988

d

after the definition of “relevant police authority” there shall be inserted—

“statutory periodic tenancy” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988

3

At the end of subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

1A

Any reference in this Part of this Act to Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Act 1988 includes a reference to the General Provisions of Chapter VI of that Part, so far as applicable to Chapter I.

4

In subsection (3) after the words “Rent Act 1977” there shall be inserted “ “or Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Act 1988 ”.