1E+WUpon the conviction of the tenant or occupier (in this Schedule referred to as “the tenant”), the lessor or landlord may require the tenant to assign [F1or transfer] the lease or other contract under which the premises are held by him to some person approved by the lessor or landlord.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 6(2)
2E+WIf the tenant fails to do so within three months, the lessor or landlord may determine the lease or contract (but without prejudice to the rights or remedies of any party thereto accrued before the date of the determination).
3E+WWhere the lease or contract is determined under this Schedule, the court by which the tenant was convicted may make a summary order for delivery of possession of the premises to the lessor or landlord.
4E+WThe approval of the lessor or landlord for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Schedule shall not be unreasonably withheld.
5E+WThis Schedule shall have effect subject to the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts 1920 to 1939, the M1Furnished Houses (Rent Control) Act 1946, Part II of the M2Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951, and Part I of the M3Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 [F2Part I of the Housing Act 1988 and Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989].
Textual Amendments
F2Words added by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194, Sch. 11 para. 5
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