16(1)Schedule 12 to the Rent Act 1977 (procedure on application for certificate of fair rent) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph (1)(c)—
(a)after " section 69(1)(a) " insert " or (1A)(6) " ;
(b)after " improvement " insert " or repair " ;
(c)after " regulated " insert " or secure ".
(3)In paragraph 3, after " If," insert— “in the case of—
(a)an application under section 69(1) of this Act where the dwelling-house is not subject to a regulated tenancy, or
(b)an application under section 69(1A) of this Act where the dwelling-house is not subject to a secure tenancy,”;
and omit " unless the dwelling-house is subject to a regulated tenancy, ".
(4)In paragraph 4, for the words from " an application " to " regulated tenancy " substitute “—
(a)an application under section 69(1) of this Act where the dwelling-house is not subject to a regulated tenancy and which does not fall within paragraph 3 above, or
(b)an application under section 69(1A) of this Act and which does not fall within paragraph 3 above and where the dwelling-house is not subject to a secure tenancy,”.
(5)In paragraph 5(1), for " Where the dwelling-house is subject to a regulated tenancy " substitute " In the case of—
(a)an application under section 69(1) of this Act where the dwelling-house is subject to a regulated tenancy, or
(b)an application under section 69(1A) of this Act where the dwelling-house is subject to a secure tenancy,".
(6)In paragraphs 8(2) and 11, after "regulated" insert " or secure ".
(7)After paragraph 11 add—
“12In this Schedule ' secure tenancy' has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Housing Act 1985, but does not include such a tenancy where the landlord is the Housing Corporation, a housing association or a housing trust which is a charity.
In this paragraph ' housing association', ' housing trust' and ' charity' have the same meaning as in Part IV of the Housing Act 1985.”.