PART 1Introductory provisions
I1I16“The matter of relief from payment”
1
References to the matter of relief from payment of a protected rent debt are to all issues relating to the questions—
a
whether there is a protected rent debt of any amount, and
b
if so, whether the tenant should be given relief from payment of that debt and, if so, what relief.
2
“Relief from payment”, in relation to a protected rent debt, means any one or more of the following—
a
writing off the whole or any part of the debt;
b
giving time to pay the whole or any part of the debt, including by allowing the whole or any part of the debt to be paid by instalments;
c
reducing (including to zero) any interest otherwise payable by the tenant under the terms of the tenancy in relation to the whole or any part of the debt.