The Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022

Consequential amendments to the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971 E+W

8.—(1) The Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)(2)—

(a) in the definition of “reference”, after “Local Government and Housing Act 1989”, replace the full stop with “, or which is made under regulation 3 of the Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022(3).”;

(b) at the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—

““dwelling” has the meaning given by section 246 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016(4);”;

““relevant contract-holder” means a contract-holder (which has the meaning given by section 7(5) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016) under a relevant converted contract;”;

““relevant converted contract” has the meaning given by paragraph 15(3)(5) of Schedule 12 to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;”;

F1 “...”;

F2 “...”.

(3) In regulation 2A (1988 and 1989 Act references)(6)—

(a) for the heading, substitute “References”;

(b) in paragraph (1), after “Housing Act 1988;”, omit “or”;

(c) in paragraph (1), after “Local Government and Housing Act 1989”, in the second place it occurs, replace the full stop with—

“; or

• regulation 3 of the Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022(7).”.

(4) In regulation 3(3)(c)(8), after “tenant”, insert “F3 ... or relevant contract-holder”.

(5) In regulation 5(1)(b)(9)—

[F4 (a) for “assured tenancies or assured agricultural occupancies”, substitute “assured tenancies, assured agricultural occupancies or relevant converted contracts”,]

(b) after “dwelling-houses”, in both places it occurs, insert “or dwellings”.

(6) In regulation 7—

(a) in the heading, after “dwelling-house”, insert “or dwelling”, and

(b) in paragraph (1), after “dwelling-house”, insert “or dwelling”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 8(2)(b) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of The Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1078), regs. 1, 3(4)(a)(i)

F2 Words in reg. 8(2)(b) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of The Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1078), regs. 1, 3(4)(a)(ii)

F3 Words in reg. 8(4) omitted (30.11.2022) by virtue of The Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1078), regs. 1, 3(4)(b)

F4 Reg. 8(5)(a) substituted (30.11.2022) by The Renting Homes (Rent Determination) (Converted Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1078), regs. 1, 3(4)(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 1.12.2022 , see reg. 1 (as amended by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/906), art. 13)

(1)

S.I. 1971/1065.

(2)

Regulation 2 was amended by regulation 2 of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1988/2200), regulation 2(a) of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/653), regulation 9 of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Leasehold Valuation Tribunal) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1854) and regulation 2(1) of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/427).

(3)

S.I. 2022/781 (W. 170).

(4)

2016 anaw 1. Section 246(1) was amended by section 14 of and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 5 to the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3).

(5)

Paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 12 to the Act was amended by regulation 12(b) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/795 (W. 173)).

(6)

Regulation 2A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2200) and amended by regulation 2 of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/3007).

(7)

S.I. 2022/781 (W. 170).

(8)

Regulation 3(3) was substituted by regulation 3 of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980/1699) and amended by regulation 4 of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1981 (S.I. 1981/1783).

(9)

Regulation 5(1)(b) was amended by regulation 2(5) of the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2200).