SCHEDULE 10Provisions relating to tenancy deposit schemes
F1Insurance schemes – supplementary provisions
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(1)
The designated account held by the scheme administrator must not contain anything other than amounts paid into it as mentioned in paragraph 6(3) and any interest accruing on such amounts.
(2)
Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the scheme administrator may retain any interest accruing on such amounts.
(3)
The relevant arrangements under section 212(1) may provide for any amount paid in accordance with paragraph 6(5)(a) or (6) to be paid with interest—
(a)
in respect of the period during which the relevant amount has remained in the designated account, and
(b)
at such rate as the appropriate national authority may specify for the purposes of paragraph 3(5)(b).
(4)
With the exception of any interest retained in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), nothing contained in the designated account may be used to fund the administration of the scheme.
(5)
In this paragraph “the relevant amount”, in relation to a tenancy deposit, means the amount, in respect of the deposit, paid into the designated account by virtue of a direction given in accordance with paragraph 6(3).
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(1)
The scheme must make provision for preventing double recovery by a tenant in respect of the whole or part of the deposit, and may in that connection make provision—
(a)
for excluding or modifying any requirement imposed by the scheme in accordance with paragraph 6 or 7, and
(b)
for requiring the repayment of amounts paid to the tenant by the scheme administrator.
(2)
In this paragraph “double recovery”, in relation to an amount of a tenancy deposit, means recovering that amount both from the scheme administrator and from the landlord.