These Regulations amend the Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 1987 as they apply in Wales to prescribe the form of notice which should be served on a secure tenant before a landlord begins proceedings for a demotion order under section 82A of the Housing Act 1985.

Section 14 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 amended Part 4 of the Housing Act 1985 to allow a secure tenancy to be brought to an end and replaced with a less secure demoted tenancy by a demotion order made by a county court.

Section 83 of the Housing Act 1985, as amended by section 14 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, provides that a court may not entertain proceedings for a demotion order unless either a notice in the prescribed form and containing certain specified information has been served on the secure tenant, or the court considers it just and equitable to dispense with such a notice.