2.—(1) The Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 1987(1) shall be amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 2, add—
“3. The notice to be served on a secure tenant under section 83 of the Housing Act 1985 before the court can entertain proceedings for a demotion order under section 82A(2) of that Act, shall be in the form specified in Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations, or in a form substantially to the same effect.”
(3) In the Schedule, after Part II add—
Housing Act 1985, s83
This Notice is the first step towards the termination of your secure tenancy and its replacement with a demoted tenancy. You should read it very carefully.
SI 1987/755 as amended by SI 1997/71 and SI 1997/377.
Section 82A was inserted by section 14(2) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)