The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 No. 1306 (L. 8)

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

13.  In rule 55.11—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

(i) at the beginning, insert “subject to rule 55.12(2),”; and

(ii) for “rule 55.12”, substitute “rule 55.12(1)”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) In this Section of this Part, a “demoted assured shorthold tenancy” means a demoted tenancy where the landlord is a registered social landlord.

• (By virtue of section 20B of the 1988 Act, a demoted assured shorthold tenancy is an assured shorthold tenancy)”.