12(1)If a landlord proposes to apply to the Welsh Ministers for the approval of a scheme or variation of an approved scheme, the landlord must give a notice to the contract-holder under any affected occupation contract.E+W
(2)An occupation contract is affected if the dwelling subject to it is affected by the proposal.
(3)The notice must state—
(a)the main features of the proposed scheme, or of the proposed variations of the approved scheme,
(b)that the landlord proposes to apply to the Welsh Ministers for approval of the scheme or variation, and
(c)that, because of section 160 and estate management Ground B, the effect of such approval will be to enable the landlord to make a possession claim in respect of the dwelling.
(4)The notice must also inform the contract-holder that—
(a)he or she may make representations to the landlord about the proposal, and
(b)the representations must be made before the end of the period of 28 days starting with the day on which the notice is given to him or her (or such longer period as the landlord may specify in the notice).
(5)The landlord may not apply to the Welsh Ministers until the landlord has considered any representations made before the end of that period.
(6)Sub-paragraph (7) applies in the case of a landlord under an occupation contract which would (but for this paragraph) be required under section 234 to consult the contract-holder as regards a redevelopment scheme (or a variation of a redevelopment scheme).
(7)Where this sub-paragraph applies, this paragraph is to apply in relation to the landlord's consultation with the contract-holder instead of section 234.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 12 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2