Appointed day2

1

The appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 23 November 2016.

2

In Part 1 (Regulation of private rented housing)—

a

section 4 (requirement for a landlord to be registered);

b

section 5 (exceptions to the requirement for a landlord to be registered) for all remaining purposes;

c

section 6 (requirement for landlords to be licensed to carry out lettings activities) for all remaining purposes;

d

section 7 (requirement for landlords to be licensed to carry out property management activities) for all remaining purposes;

e

section 8 (exceptions to requirements for landlords to be licensed) for all remaining purposes;

f

section 9 (requirement for agents to be licensed to carry out lettings work);

g

section 10 (meaning of lettings work) for all remaining purposes;

h

section 11 (requirement for agents to be licensed to carry out property management work);

i

section 12 (meaning of property management work) for all remaining purposes;

j

section 13 (offence of appointing an unlicensed agent);

k

section 28 (prosecution by a licensing authority or a local housing authority);

l

section 29 (fixed penalty notices) for all remaining purposes;

m

section 30 (rent stopping orders);

n

section 31 (revocation of rent stopping orders);

o

section 32 (rent repayment orders);

p

section 33 (rent repayment orders: further provision);

q

section 34 (power for Welsh Ministers to make regulations in relation to sections 32 and 33) for all remaining purposes;

r

section 35 (offences by bodies corporate);

s

section 40 (code of practice) for all remaining purposes;

t

section 41 (guidance) for all remaining purposes;

u

section 42 (directions) for all remaining purposes;

v

section 43 (activity in contravention of this Part: effect on tenancy agreements);

w

section 44 (restriction on terminating tenancies); and

x

section 46 (regulations about fees) for all remaining purposes.