SCHEDULE 1Consequential provisions – primary legislation

PART 1Provisions consequential upon transfer of functions from rent assessment committees for areas in England

Rent Act 1977

33.

In Schedule 1021 (rent assessment committees)—

(a)

for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute—

“1.

The Welsh Ministers shall draw up and from time to time revise a panel of persons to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees in Wales.

2.

The panel shall consist of a number of persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor and a number of persons appointed by the Welsh Ministers.”;

(b)

in paragraph 2A, for “any panel” substitute “the panel”;

(c)

in paragraph 3, for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(d)

in paragraph 4—

(i)

for “to act for an area” substitute “in Wales”, and

(ii)

omit “formed for that area”;

(e)

in paragraph 5, for “paragraphs 6” substitute “paragraphs 5A, 6”;

(f)

after paragraph 5 insert—

“5A.

A member of the First-tier Tribunal may, at the request of the president or vice-president of the panel and with the approval of the Senior President of Tribunals, act as a member of a rent assessment committee in Wales.”;

(g)

in paragraph 7—

(i)

for “of panels” substitute “of the panel”;

(ii)

for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(h)

in paragraph 7A—

(i)

for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(ii)

for “a panel” substitute “the panel”;

(i)

in paragraph 8, for “Secretary of State” in both places, substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(j)

in paragraph 9—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), for “panels” substitute “the panel”

(ii)

for sub-paragraph (c) substitute “such other expenses of the panel as the Welsh Ministers may determine”.