Rent Act 1977

Miscellaneous

10 Any registration of a rent under Part IV of the [1968 c. 23.] Rent Act 1968 which, by virtue of paragraph 33(2) of Schedule 13 to the [1974 c. 44.] Housing Act 1974, fell to be treated as if it had been effected pursuant to an application under section 44 of the Rent Act 1968 shall continue to be so treated for the purposes of this Act.

11 In the case of a registration of a rent before 1st January 1973 which, by virtue of subsection (3) of section 82 of the [1972 c. 47.] Housing Finance Act 1972 (provision corresponding to section 87(3) of this Act), was provisional only, the date of registration for the purposes of this Act shall be 1st January 1973.

12 Where, by virtue of section 1(1)(b) of the [1974 c. 51.] Rent Act 1974, any reference in an enactment or instrument was, immediately before the coming into force of this Act, to be construed as having the same meaning as in the Rent Act 1968 as amended by section 1 of the Rent Act 1974, that reference shall be construed as having the same meaning as in this Act.

13 If, immediately before the commencement of this Act, a person's statutory tenancy was a regulated tenancy (and not a controlled tenancy), for the purposes of the Rent Act 1968, by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to that Act (second successors) it shall be a regulated tenancy for the purposes of this Act by virtue of that paragraph.

14 If, immediately before the commencement of this Act, a person's statutory tenancy was a regulated tenancy for the purposes of the Rent Act 1968, by virtue of paragraph 10 of Schedule 16 to that Act (statutory tenancies deemed to arise by virtue of section 20 of the [1965 c. 75.] Rent Act 1965) it shall be a regulated tenancy for the purposes of this Act

15 In relation to any time before 1st January 1960, paragraph (a) of section 34(1) of this Act shall have effect as if it included a reference to section 150 of the [1875 c. 55.] Public Health Act 1875 and to the [1892 c. 57.] Private Street Works Act 1892.

16 Sections 44(1), (2), 38 and 72(4) of this Act shall have effect in relation to rent determined or confirmed in pursuance of Schedule 3 to the [1975 c. 6.] Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975.

17 If, immediately before the revocation of regulation 68CB of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939 accommodation was registered for the purposes of that regulation and was let in accordance with the terms and conditions so registered, any contract for the letting of the accommodation shall be treated, for the purposes of this Act, as not being a restricted contract, so long as any letting continues under which the accommodation was let in accordance with the terms and conditions on which it was let immediately before the revocation.

18 Section 54 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 to, this Act shall apply in relation to a failure to observe any of the requirements of section 43, 44(5) or 45 of the Housing Finance Act 1972 as they apply in relation to a failure to observe any of the corresponding requirements of section 51, 52(6) or 53 of this Act.

19 (1) Until such time as the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below come into force, sections 139(3) and 151(4) of this Act shall have effect as if the fines specified in those sections were, respectively, £10 and £5.

(2) The provisions are those provisions of the [1977 c. 45.] Criminal Law Act 1977 (increase of fines for certain summary offences) which would, had this act not repealed sections 104(3) and 109(4) of the [1968 c. 23.] Rent Act 1968, have had the effect of increasing the fine specified in each of those sections to £25.

20 For the purposes of paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 9 to this Act a case where Schedule 2 to the [1975 c. 6.] Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 had effect shall be treated as if it were a case where Schedule 8 to this Act had effect.

21 Subject to the provisions of this Act, any reference in any document or enactment to a Part VI letting (within the meaning of Part II of the Housing Finance Act 1972) shall be construed, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, as a reference to a restricted letting (within the meaning of Part II as amended by this Act).