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5. After paragraph 11 insert—
“11A—(1) In their application to a substitute contract that has come into existence before 1 June 2023—
(a)section 31(1) is to be read as if for “the occupation date” there were substituted “1 June 2023”;
(b)section 31(2) is to be read as if for “the day on which the identity of the contract-holder changes” there were substituted “1 June 2023”;
(c)the following provisions are to be read as if for “the occupation date” there were substituted “1 June 2023”—
(i)section 36(3)(a);
(ii)section 37(3)(a);
(d)section 39(1) is to be read as if for “the occupation date of the contract” there were substituted “1 June 2023”.
(2) In their application to a substitute contract that has come into existence on or after 1 June 2023—
(a)the following provisions are to be read as if the references to the occupation date were references to the day on which the contract-holder is entitled to begin occupying the dwelling under the substitute contract—
(i)section 31(1);
(ii)section 36(3)(a);
(iii)section 37(3)(a);
(b)section 39(1) is to be read as if the reference to the occupation date of the contract were a reference to the date on which the contract-holder is entitled to begin occupying the dwelling under the substitute contract.”.