Statutory Instruments

1984 No. 1391

LANDLORD AND TENANT

The Rent Act 1977 (Forms Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1984

Made

29th August 1984

Laid before Parliament

10th September 1984

Coming into Operation

29th October 1984

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 66, 67, 73, 74 and 79 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to, the Rent Act 1977(1) and by the said section 74, as it applies by virtue of the operation of section 13(1) of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—

1. These regulations may be cited as the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1984 and shall come into operation on 29th October 1984.

2. In these regulations “the principal regulations” means the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980.

3. Regulations 6 and 9 of the principal regulations are hereby amended by the substitution in each case, for the sum of 50p, of the sum of £1.00.

4. Schedule 1 to the principal regulations is hereby amended by the substitution, for forms Nos. 5 to 10, 12 and 13, of the forms bearing those numbers in the Schedule to these regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Ian Gow

Minister for Housing and Construction

Department of the Environment

22nd August 1984

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

29th August 1984

SCHEDULE

FORM No. 5APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT

FORM No. 6APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT IN THE CASE OF A STATUTORY TENANCY ARISING AT THE END OF A LONG TENANCY UNDER PART I OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT IN THE CASE OF A STATUTORY TENANCY ARISING AT THE END OF A LONG TENANCY UNDER PART I OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954

FORM No. 7APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT WHERE DWELLING-HOUSE SUBJECT TO A STATUTORY TENANCY UNDER THE RENT (AGRICULTURE) ACT 1976

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT WHERE DWELLING-HOUSE SUBJECT TO A STATUTORY TENANCY UNDER THE RENT (AGRICULTURE) ACT 1976

FORM No. 7APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT WHERE DWELLING-HOUSE SUBJECT TO A STATUTORY TENANCY UNDER THE RENT (AGRICULTURE) ACT 1976

FORM No. 8RENT ACT 1977 Section 69 as amended by the Housing Act 1980 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF FAIR RENT

FORM No. 9RENT ACT 1977 Section 69(4) as amended by the Housing Act 1980 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT SUPPORTED BY CERTIFICATE OF FAIR RENT

FORM No. 10RENT ACT 1977 Section 73 as amended by the Housing Act 1980 JOINT APPLICATION FOR CANCELLATION OF A REGISTERED RENT

FORM No. 12RENT ACT 1977 as amended by the Housing Act 1980

FORM No. 13RENT ACT 1977 as amended by the Housing Act 1980

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations amend the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980. They increase to £1.00 the fee which is payable for a certified copy of an entry in a rent register kept under Part IV (registration of rents under regulated tenancies) and Part V (rents under restricted contracts) of the Rent Act 1977. They replace Forms Nos. 5 to 10 of the forms to be used for applications for fair rents, applications for certificates of fair rent and joint applications for the cancellation of fair rents under the Rent Act 1977 and the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976. They also replace Forms Nos. 12 and 13 which are prescribed notices to be given by rent officers.

The new forms incorporate drafting amendments and omit provisions which are now spent.

(1)

section 67(2) and section 73(3) were substituted by section 59(2) and section 62(3) respectively of the Housing Act 1980 (c.51).