SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Part I General Amendments
The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951
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1
Section 23 of that Act (interpretation of Part II), as it applies otherwise than to Scotland, shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
after the definition of “agricultural land” there shall be inserted—
“assured tenancy” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988
b
after the definition of “dependant” there shall be inserted—
“fixed term tenancy” means any tenancy other than a periodic tenancy
c
for the definition of “landlord” and “tenant” there shall be substituted—
in relation to a statutory tenancy or to a provision of the Rent Act 1977 “landlord” and “tenant” have the same meaning as in that Act but, subject to that, those expressions have the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988
d
after the definition of “relevant police authority” there shall be inserted—
“statutory periodic tenancy” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988
3
At the end of subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
1A
Any reference in this Part of this Act to Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Act 1988 includes a reference to the General Provisions of Chapter VI of that Part, so far as applicable to Chapter I.
4
In subsection (3) after the words
“Rent Act 1977” there shall be inserted “
“or Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Act 1988
”
.