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(1)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (“the 2016 Act”) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 174 (notices under section 173: minimum notice period)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “two months” substitute “six months”;
(b)for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts, except periodic standard contracts which—
(a)do not incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract, or
(b)are within Schedule 8A (whether or not they incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract).”
(3)After section 174, insert—
(1)If a periodic standard contract is within Schedule 8A, the date specified in a notice under section 173 may not be less than two months after the day on which the notice is given to the contract-holder.
(2)This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts which—
(a)incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract, and
(b)are within Schedule 8A.”