(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 1987 as they apply in England to prescribe the form of notice which should be served on a secure tenant before a landlord begins proceedings for a demotion order under section 82A of that Act.
Section 14 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 amended Part 4 of the Housing Act 1985 to allow a secure tenancy to be brought to an end and replaced with a less secure demoted tenancy by a demotion order made by a county court.
Section 83 of the Housing Act 1985, as amended by section 14 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, provides that a court may not entertain proceedings for a demotion order unless either a notice in the prescribed form and containing certain specified information has been served on the secure tenant, or the court considers it just and equitable to dispense with such a notice.