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2020 No. 602
Landlord And Tenant, England
The Business Tenancies (Protection from Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2020
Made
17th June 2020
Laid before Parliament
19th June 2020
Coming into force
29th June 2020
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 82(12) of the Coronavirus Act 2020(1), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Business Tenancies (Protection from Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 29th June 2020.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England.
Extension of “relevant period”
2. 30th September 2020 is specified for the purposes of paragraph (b) in the definition of “relevant period” in section 82(12) of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Simon Clarke
Minister of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
17th June 2020
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides that a right of re-entry or forfeiture, under a relevant business tenancy, for non-payment of rent may not be enforced, by action or otherwise, during the relevant period. “Relevant period” is defined in subsection (12) as the period starting with the day after Royal Assent and ending with 30th June 2020 (or such later date as may be specified in regulations).
These Regulations provide that the relevant period is extended to 30th September 2020.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument due to the temporary nature of the provision.
(1)
2020 c. 7. See section 82(12) for meaning of “relevant national authority”.
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