<akomaNtoso xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0 http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/akn-core/v1.0/cos01/part2-specs/schemas/akomantoso30.xsd"><act name="asp"><meta><identification source="#"><FRBRWork><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19"/><FRBRdate date="2016-04-22" name="enacted"/><FRBRauthor href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/legislature/ScottishParliament"/><FRBRcountry value="GB-SCT"/><FRBRnumber value="19"/><FRBRname value="2016 asp 19"/><FRBRprescriptive value="true"/></FRBRWork><FRBRExpression><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01"/><FRBRdate date="2026-05-01" name="validFrom"/><FRBRauthor href="#"/><FRBRlanguage language="eng"/></FRBRExpression><FRBRManifestation><FRBRthis value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01/data.akn"/><FRBRuri value="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/2026-05-01/data.akn"/><FRBRdate date="2026-05-14+01:00" name="transform"/><FRBRauthor href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk"/><FRBRformat value="application/akn+xml"/></FRBRManifestation></identification><lifecycle source="#"><eventRef refersTo="#enactment" date="2016-04-22" eId="date-enacted" source="#"/><eventRef date="2026-04-01" eId="date-2026-04-01" source="#"/><eventRef date="2026-05-01" eId="date-2026-05-01" source="#"/></lifecycle><analysis source="#"><restrictions source="#"><restriction refersTo="#extent-s" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#body" refersTo="#extent-s" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction refersTo="#period-from-2026-05-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#body" refersTo="#period-from-2026-05-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#part-4A" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#part-4A-chapter-2" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#part-4A-chapter-2-crossheading-tenants-referral-of-rentincrease-notice-to-rent-officer" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/><restriction href="#section-43P" refersTo="#period-from-2026-04-01" type="jurisdiction"/></restrictions><otherAnalysis source=""><uk:commentary href="#section-43P" refersTo="#key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a"/></otherAnalysis></analysis><temporalData source="#"><temporalGroup eId="period-from-2026-04-01"><timeInterval start="#date-2026-04-01" refersTo="#"/></temporalGroup><temporalGroup eId="period-from-2026-05-01"><timeInterval start="#date-2026-05-01" refersTo="#"/></temporalGroup></temporalData><references source="#"><TLCEvent eId="enactment" href="" showAs="EnactmentDate"/><TLCLocation eId="extent-s" href="/ontology/jurisdictions/uk.Scotland" showAs="S"/></references><notes source="#"><note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a" marker="F1"><p><ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00032" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/part/4A">Pt. 4A</ref> inserted (1.4.2026) by <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00033" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13">Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13)</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00034" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/23/4">ss. 23(4)</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00035" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">86(2)</ref>; <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00036" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115">S.S.I. 2026/115</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00037" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/1">reg. 2(1)</ref><ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00038" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ref>, <ref eId="c5xlbhk26-00039" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/1">sch. Pt. 1</ref></p></note></notes><proprietary xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" source="#"><dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/section/43P</dc:identifier><dc:title>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</dc:title><dc:description>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about private rented housing; in particular to establish a new type of tenancy to be known as a private residential tenancy.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-05-01</dct:valid><ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="ScottishAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2016"/><ukm:Number Value="19"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="2016-04-22"/><ukm:ISBN Value="9780105902980"/><ukm:UnappliedEffects><ukm:UnappliedEffect URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-3efe10920d6f2fce731ba25d3f1e0d60" AffectedYear="2016" TypeNotes="coming into force" AffectedProvisions="specified provision(s)" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" RequiresApplied="false" AffectingNumber="293" Type="coming into force" EffectId="key-3efe10920d6f2fce731ba25d3f1e0d60" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2017/293 is revoked and superseded by S.S.I. 2017/346" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2017/293" Row="398" AffectedExtent="S" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectingProvisions="reg. 2 Sch." AffectedNumber="19" AffectingYear="2017" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
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			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:SectionRange Start="section-48-3A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/48/3A" FoundStart="section-48" End="section-48-3D" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/48/3D" FoundEnd="section-48" MissingEnd="true"><ukm:Section Ref="section-48-3A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/48/3A" FoundRef="section-48">s. 48(3A)</ukm:Section>-<ukm:Section Ref="section-48-3D" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/48/3D" FoundRef="section-48">(3D)</ukm:Section></ukm:SectionRange></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-44-2-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/44/2/c">s. 44(2)(c)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2027-04-01" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115"><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/4">reg. 2(4)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/4">Pt. 4</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Type="inserted" AffectedProvisions="s. 49(4A)" EffectId="key-26b1e40b889d0aafe27d3a41360a79ac" AffectingNumber="13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-26b1e40b889d0aafe27d3a41360a79ac" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" AffectingProvisions="s. 44(4)(c)" AffectedYear="2016" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" RequiresApplied="true" Row="163" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" AffectingYear="2025" AffectedNumber="19" AffectingEffectsExtent="S"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-49-4A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/49/4A" FoundRef="section-49">s. 49(4A)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-44-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/44/4/c">s. 44(4)(c)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2027-04-01" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115"><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/4">reg. 2(4)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/4">Pt. 4</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="2025" AffectingProvisions="s. 28(2)" AffectingNumber="13" Comments="Confers Power" AffectedYear="2016" RequiresApplied="true" EffectId="key-8ab32fd8a71a844b4dc890a0389af7b7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-8ab32fd8a71a844b4dc890a0389af7b7" Row="172" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectedNumber="19" Type="inserted" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" AffectedProvisions="s. 51A" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-51A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/51A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 51A</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-28-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/28/2">s. 28(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectedYear="2016" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-9a0df96f5e5c6d9dc3d74fe455c33f8a" AffectingYear="2025" Row="189" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectedProvisions="s. 59(1A)(1B)" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" Type="inserted" AffectedNumber="19" AffectingProvisions="s. 34(2)(b)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectingNumber="13" EffectId="key-9a0df96f5e5c6d9dc3d74fe455c33f8a" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-59-1A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/59/1A" FoundRef="section-59">s. 59(1A)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="section-59-1B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/59/1B" FoundRef="section-59">(1B)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-34-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/34/2/b">s. 34(2)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2026-10-06" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115" Comments="For the purposes of a private residential tenancy which has been brought to an end by an eviction order, or in accordance with section 50 of the 2016 Act, on or after 6 October 2026."><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/3">reg. 2(3)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/3">Pt. 3</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-71f286db7f27040bdb9f3eb6d5b8d0a0" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 59(5)" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedNumber="19" AffectingProvisions="s. 34(2)(e)" AffectingYear="2025" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" EffectId="key-71f286db7f27040bdb9f3eb6d5b8d0a0" Comments="Confers Power" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" AffectingNumber="13" Row="192" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" Type="inserted" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectedYear="2016"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-59-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/section/59/5" FoundRef="section-59">s. 59(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-34-2-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/34/2/e">s. 34(2)(e)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/><ukm:InForce CommencingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115" CommencingClass="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Date="2026-10-06" Qualification="wholly in force" CommencingYear="2026" CommencingNumber="115" Comments="For the purposes of a private residential tenancy which has been brought to an end by an eviction order, or in accordance with section 50 of the 2016 Act, on or after 6 October 2026."><ukm:CommencingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/3">reg. 2(3)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/regulation/2/5">(5)</ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule">sch. </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-part-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2026/115/schedule/part/3">Pt. 3</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencingProvisions></ukm:InForce></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Row="397" AffectedYear="2016" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 5 para. 6 and cross-heading" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-78ec692514fb1e85587a3ff47d32b033" AffectedNumber="19" AffectingNumber="13" EffectId="key-78ec692514fb1e85587a3ff47d32b033" AffectingClass="ScottishAct" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingProvisions="s. 51(2)" AffectingEffectsExtent="S" AffectedClass="ScottishAct" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19" AffectingYear="2025" Comments="Confers Power" Modified="2026-04-26T16:41:23Z" Type="inserted"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Private Housing (Tenancies)
			(Scotland) Act 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/schedule/5">Sch. 5 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-5-paragraph-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/schedule/5/paragraph/6" FoundRef="schedule-5">para. 6</ukm:Section> and cross-heading</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Housing (Scotland) Act 2025</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-51-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/51/2">s. 51(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-86-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/13/section/86/2">s. 86(2)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect></ukm:UnappliedEffects></ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:Notes><ukm:Note IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/19/notes"/><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/pdfs/aspen_20160019_en.pdf" Date="2016-05-25" Title="Explanatory Note" Size="1969764"/></ukm:Alternatives></ukm:Notes><ukm:CorrectionSlips><ukm:CorrectionSlip URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/pdfs/aspcs_20160019_en.pdf" Date="2016-09-05" Title="Correction Slip" Size="12833"/></ukm:CorrectionSlips><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/pdfs/asp_20160019_en.pdf" Date="2016-04-27" Size="563442"/></ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Statistics><ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="203"/><ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="131"/><ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="72"/><ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/><ukm:TotalImages Value="3"/></ukm:Statistics></proprietary></meta><body eId="body"><part eId="part-4A"><num><ins class="first" ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a"><noteRef uk:name="commentary" href="#key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a" class="commentary"/>Part 4A</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Rent: properties in a rent control area (other than exempt properties)</ins></heading><chapter eId="part-4A-chapter-2"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Chapter 2</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">rent variation instigated by landlord’s notice</ins></heading><hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="part-4A-chapter-2-crossheading-tenants-referral-of-rentincrease-notice-to-rent-officer"><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Tenant’s referral of rent-increase notice to rent officer</ins></heading><section eId="section-43P" uk:target="true"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">43P</ins></num><heading><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Rent officer’s power to correct order</ins></heading><subsection eId="section-43P-1"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(1)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">A rent officer may, within 14 days of making an order under section 43O(2) or (3), remake the order for the purpose of curing an error in the original order made under that subsection.</ins></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-43P-2"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(2)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">The effective date of the remade order is to be specified in accordance with subsection (2) or (3) of section 43O as though it were an order made under either of those subsections.</ins></p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-43P-3"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(3)</ins></num><intro><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">Where an order is remade under this section—</ins></p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-43P-3-a"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(a)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">the original order is of no effect,</ins></p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-43P-3-b"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(b)</ins></num><content><p><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">other than in subsection (1), references in this Part to an order made under section 43O(2) or (3) are to be read as references to the remade order,</ins></p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-43P-3-c"><num><ins ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">(c)</ins></num><content><p><ins class="last" ukl:ChangeId="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a-1776936618960" ukl:CommentaryRef="key-2bc8b7ee75e99ad342663964f6ce171a">if a request for review of the original order has been made under section 43Q(1), the review is to be regarded as having been made against the remade order.</ins></p></content></level></subsection></section></hcontainer></chapter></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>