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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. I (ss. 1–22) superseded in part by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 75:1), s. 186(1)
C2Pt. I (ss. 1–22) applied by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 75:1), s. 186, Sch. 10 paras. 21(2), 22
C3Pt. I (ss. 1–22) modified by S.I. 1990/776, arts. 2(2), (5)(2)(f)
C4Pt. I amended by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51), Sch. 8 paras. 9, 10
(1)Where a tenancy is terminated by a landlord’s notice proposing a statutory tenancy [F1the Rent Act shall apply], subject as hereinafter provided, as if the tenancy (hereinafter referred to as “the former tenancy”)—
(a)had been a tenancy of the dwelling-house, as hereinafter defined, and
[F2(b)had not been a tenancy at a low rent and, except as regards the duration of the tenancy and the amount of the rent, had been a tenancy on the terms agreed or determined in accordance with the next following section and no other terms.]
(2)The [F1Rent Act] shall not apply as aforesaid, if at the end of the period of two months after the service of the landlord’s notice the qualifying condition was not fulfilled as respects the tenancy, unless the tenant has elected to retain possession.
(3)In this Part of this Act the expression “the dwelling-house” means the premises agreed between the landlord and the tenant or determined by the court,—
(a)if the agreement or determination is made on or after the term date of the former tenancy, to be the premises which as respects that tenancy are the premises qualifying for protection,
(b)if the agreement or determination is made before the term date of the former tenancy, to be the premises which are likely to be the premises qualifying for protection.
(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Rent Act 1968 (c. 23), Sch. 15 (continued by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), Sch. 24 para. 30)
F2S. 6(1)(b) substituted by Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88), s. 39(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(1)(a)
F3Ss. 6(4), 9(5) repealed by Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88), Sch. 5, Sch. 7 Pt. I
F4Ss. 6(5), 11 repealed by Rent Act 1957 (c. 25), Sch. 8 Pt. I