Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 E+W+S Minor and Consequential Amendments

Part I E+W+S General Amendments

The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 E+W+S

13 (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. E+W+S

(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”; and

(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 ”.