The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 803 (W. 179)

Housing, Wales

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Made

13 July 2022

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 17 of Schedule 2, paragraph 17 of Schedule 3, paragraph 13 of Schedule 8A(1), paragraph 13 of Schedule 9, paragraph 11 of Schedule 9B(2) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 9C(3) to and sections 255(4) and 256(1) and (2)(5) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016(6).

In accordance with section 256(3), (4)(h), (i), (la)(7), (m), (mb)(8), (mc)(9) and (5) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru(10).

(1)

Schedule 8A was inserted by section 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3).

(2)

Schedule 9B was inserted by section 10(3) of and Schedule 3 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(3)

Schedule 9C was inserted by section 11(2) of and Schedule 4 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(4)

Section 255(2) was amended by section 14 of and paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(5)

Section 256(2) was amended by section 18 of and paragraph 21(a) of Schedule 6 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(6)

2016 anaw 1.

(7)

Section 256(4)(la) was inserted by section 18 of and paragraph 21(b)(ii) of Schedule 6 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(8)

Section 256(4)(mb) was inserted by section 18 of and paragraph 21(c) of Schedule 6 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(9)

Section 256(4)(mc) was inserted by section 18 of and paragraph 21(c) of Schedule 6 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021.

(10)

The references in section 256(3) and (5) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 to the National Assembly for Wales now have effect as references to Senedd Cymru by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).