Transitional etc. provisions: tenancies of social housing

14.—(1) The amendments made by section 162(1) of the Act apply in respect of a tenancy where the secure tenant referred to in section 90(1) of the 1985 Act dies on or after 1st April 2012.

(2) Those amendments do not apply in respect of a tenancy where the secure tenant dies before that date.

(3) The amendments made by section 162(2) and (3)(a) of the Act apply in respect of a tenancy where the secure tenant referred to in section 89(1) or 90(1) (as the case may be) of the 1985 Act (“the previous tenant”) dies on or after 1st April 2012.

(4) Those amendments do not apply where the previous tenant dies before that date.

(5) The amendments made by section 162(4) and 162(5) apply in respect of a tenancy where the former tenant referred to in Ground 7 in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988(1) dies on or after 1st April 2012.

(6) Those amendments do not apply where the former tenant dies before that date.