Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

Transitional provisions

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14(1)Subject as follows, this Part of this Schedule does not apply to any possession order made before the commencement date.

(2)This Part of this Schedule does apply to a possession order made before the commencement date if the order applies to—

(a)a new tenancy by virtue of paragraph 20, or

(b)a tenancy which has not ended pursuant to the order before that date.

(3)Paragraphs 3(3) and 8(3) apply to any possession order regardless of when it was made.

(4)In determining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) whether a tenancy has ended, any ending which was temporary because the tenancy was restored in consequence of a court order is to be ignored.

(5)In this paragraph “the commencement date” means the day on which section 299 comes into force for purposes other than the purposes of the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers making orders under Part 2 of this Schedule.