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Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013E+W

33.—(1) The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (unlawful sub-letting: secure tenancies), in subsection (1) after “dwelling-house”, in the first place it occurs, insert “in England”.

(3) In section 2 (unlawful sub-letting: assured tenancies)—

(a)in the heading, after “assured tenancies”, insert “and secure contracts”;

(b)in subsection (1), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;

(c)in subsection (2), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;

(d)in subsection (3)—

(i)in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;

(ii)in paragraph (a)—

(aa)for “or”, substitute “,”;

(bb)after “registered social landlord”, insert “or in relation to Wales a community landlord”.

(4) In section 5 (unlawful profit orders: civil proceedings)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;

(ii)in paragraph (b), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;

(b)in subsection (4)—

(i)in the words before paragraph (a), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or a secure contract”;

(ii)in paragraph (a)—

(aa)after “social housing”, for “or”, substitute “,”;

(bb)after “registered social landlord”, insert “or in relation to Wales a community landlord”.

(5) In section 11 (interpretation)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (a), omit “and”;

(ii)at the end of paragraph (b), for the full stop, substitute “, and”;

(iii)after paragraph (b), insert—

(c)secure contract” has the same meaning as in section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1).;

(b)after subsection (3), insert—

(3A) In the application of this Act in relation to a secure contract, the following expressions have the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)

(a)community landlord” (see section 9 of that Act);

(b)secure contract” (see section 8 of that Act).;

(c)in subsection (4), after “assured tenancy”, insert “or secure contract”;

(d)after subsection (4), insert—

(4A) References in this Act to a member of the tenant’s family (in relation to a secure contract) are to be construed in accordance with section 250 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.;

(e)in subsection (6), after “assured tenancy”, in each place it occurs, insert “or a secure contract”;

(f)in subsection (7), after “assured tenancy”, in each place it occurs, insert “or a secure contract”.

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I1Reg. 33 in force at 1.12.2022, see reg. 1(1)

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