General

Interpretation
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In this Act—
a
“standard contract” means—
i
a periodic standard contract under the 2016 Act;
ii
a fixed term standard contract under that Act,
as to which, see section 8 of the 2016 Act;
b
“the 2016 Act” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1).

Minor and consequential amendments
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Schedule 6 provides for amendments to the 2016 Act and to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 2) which are minor or consequential.

Coming into force
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1
This section, section 15 and sections 17 and 20 come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.
2
Paragraph 28 of Schedule 6 comes into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.
3
The remaining provisions of this Act come into force two months after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.
4
An order under subsection (2) may—
a
make transitory, transitional or saving provision;
b
appoint different days for different purposes.

Short title
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The short title of this Act is the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.