Part 3Selective licensing of other residential accommodation

Enforcement

98AF1Other consequences of operating unlicensed houses: restriction on terminating tenancies (Wales)

1

No section 173 notice, no section 186 notice, no paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice and no section 194 notice may be given in relation to a standard contract of the whole or part of an unlicensed house as long as it remains such a house.

2

In this section—

  • 2016 Act” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1);

  • paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice” means a notice under paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 to the 2016 Act (termination of contract by landlord);

  • section 173 notice” means a notice under section 173 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice);

  • section 186 notice” means a notice under section 186 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice in connection with end of term of contract within Schedule 9B);

  • section 194 notice” means a notice under section 194 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s break clause);

  • standard contract” has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act (see section 8 of the 2016 Act);

  • unlicensed house” has the same meaning as in section 96 of this Act.