Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/42/part/IV
Timestamp: 2018-06-19 03:00:04
Document Index: 428905247

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 7', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 7', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1']

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Part IVE+W Registration of Rents Under Regulated Tenancies
62 Registration areas.E+W
(1)[F1Except so far as different provision is made by an order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992,] [F2or Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (orders constituting new local government areas etc)] the registration areas for the purpose of this Part of this Act [F3are—
(a)counties [F4and county boroughs];
(c)the City of London.]
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 the City of London shall be deemed to include the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, and
(b)the Isles of Scilly shall be a registration area and the Council of the Isles of Scilly shall be the local authority for that registration area.
F1Words in s. 62(1) inserted (13.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2451, reg. 3
F2Words in s. 62(1) inserted (1.11.2007 for E.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 1 para. 13; S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(b)
F3Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 13(1)
F4Words in s. 62(a) inserted (1.10.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(2), Sch. 8 para. 3(2) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/2490, art. 4(1), Sch. 2
F5Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 13(2)
63 Schemes for appointment of rent officers.E
(1)The Secretary of State shall for every registration area make, after consultation with the local authority, a scheme providing for the appointment by the proper officer of the local authority—
(a)of such number of rent officers for the area as may be determined by or in accordance with the scheme, . . . F6
(a)shall provide for the payment by the local authority to rent officers . . . F7 of remuneration and allowances in accordance with scales approved by the Secretary of State F8. . .;
(b)shall prohibit the dismissal of a rent officer . . . F9 except by the proper officer of the local authority on the direction, or with the consent, of the Secretary of State;
(c)shall require the local authority to provide for the rent officers office accommodation and clerical and other assistance;
(d)shall allocate, or confer on the proper officer of the local authority the duty of allocating, work as between the rent officers and shall confer on the proper officer the duty of supervising the conduct of rent officers . . . F10; . . . F11
(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12
[F13(2A) A scheme under this section may make all or any of the following provisions—
(g)provision conferring functions on the proper officer of a local authority with respect to the matters referred to in paragraphs (d) to (f) above.]
(3)For the purposes of any local Act scheme, within the meaning of section 8 of the M1Superannuation Act 1972, rent officers . . . F14 appointed in pursuance of a scheme under this section shall be deemed to be officers in the employment of the local authority for whose area the scheme is made; and for the purposes of—
(a)Part III of the [F15Pension Schemes Act 1993], and
(b)the M2Social Security Act 1975,
they shall be deemed to be in that employment under a contract of service.
[F16(4)In this Part “the rent officer” means–
(a)in relation to any area not specified in an order made under section 64B of this Act, any rent officer appointed for the area who is authorised to act in accordance with a scheme under this section;
(b)in relation to any area or areas so specified, any rent officer appointed by the [F17Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs] .]
(5)A scheme under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent scheme made thereunder.
(6)The Secretary of State shall, in respect of each financial year, make to any local authority incurring expenditure which is of a kind mentioned in subsection (7) below, a grant equal to that expenditure.
(7)The expenditure mentioned in subsection (6) above is any expenditure—
(a)attributable to this section [F18or an order under section 122 of the Housing Act 1996], or
(b)incurred in respect of pensions, allowances or gratuities payable to or in respect of rent officers . . . F19 (appointed in pursuance of a scheme under this section) by virtue of regulations under section 7 [F20or section 24] of the M3Superannuation Act 1972 [F21or]
[F22(c)incurred in respect of increases of pensions payable to or in respect of rent officers (so appointed) by virtue of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971].
(8)Any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of subsection (6) above shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.
[F23(9)In the case of a registration area in respect of which there is more than one local authority, this section shall apply as if—
(a)the first reference to “the local authority” in subsection (1) were a reference to each of those local authorities which is—
(i)the county council for a county in England; or
(ii)the council for a district in England which is not in a county having a county council; and
(b)the second reference to “the local authority” in that subsection, the references to “the local authority” in subsections (2) and (2A)(c), the reference to “a local authority” in subsection (2A)(g) and the reference to “the local authority for whose area the scheme is made” in subsection (3) were references to such one of those authorities as has been designated by the scheme]
E1This version of this provision extends to England only; a separate version has been created for Wales only.
F6S. 63(1)(b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 1, Sch. 18
F7Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(a), Sch. 18
F8Words in s. 63(2) repealed (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 222, 227, Sch. 18 Pt. IV para. 22(1)(a)(3), Sch. 19 Pt. XIII; S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3 (with Sch.)
F9Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(b), Sch. 18
F10Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(c), Sch. 18
F11Word “and” was inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIf 61), s. 59(1) and repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(c), Sch. 18
F12S. 63(2)(e) was inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 59(1) and repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(d), Sch. 18
F13S. 63(2A) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 119, Sch. 14 para. 3
F14Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 119, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 4, Sch. 18
F15In s. 63(3) the words "Pension Schemes Act 1993" substituted (7.2.1994) for the words "Social Security Pensions Act 1975" (expressed as s. 653(3) in the amending Act) by 1993 c. 48, s. 190, Sch. 8 para. 10 (with ss. 6(8), 164)
F16S. 63(4) substituted (1.10.1999) by S.I. 1999/2403, art. 7(a) (with s. 8(1)-(5))
F17Words in s. 63(4)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by Transfer of Functions (Administration of Rent Officer Service in England) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3134), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1
F18Words in s. 63(7)(a) substituted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 123, Sch. 13 para. 1; S.I. 1997/618, art. 2(1) (with Sch.)
F19Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(2), Sch. 18
F20Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 120, Sch. 14 para. 5(a)
F21Word substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 120, Sch. 14 para. 5(a)
F22S. 63(7)(c) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 119, Sch. 14 para. 5(b)
F23S. 63(9) substituted (13.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2451, reg. 4
C1S. 63 modified (13.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2451, reg. 8(1)-(3)
63 Schemes for appointment of rent officers.W
(a)of such number of rent officers for the area as may be determined by or in accordance with the scheme, . . . F68
(a)shall provide for the payment by the local authority to rent officers . . . F69 of remuneration and allowances in accordance with scales approved by the Secretary of State F70. . .;
(b)shall prohibit the dismissal of a rent officer . . . F71 except by the proper officer of the local authority on the direction, or with the consent, of the Secretary of State;
(d)shall allocate, or confer on the proper officer of the local authority the duty of allocating, work as between the rent officers and shall confer on the proper officer the duty of supervising the conduct of rent officers . . . F72; . . . F73
(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F74
[F75(2A) A scheme under this section may make all or any of the following provisions—
(3)For the purposes of any local Act scheme, within the meaning of section 8 of the M4Superannuation Act 1972, rent officers . . . F76 appointed in pursuance of a scheme under this section shall be deemed to be officers in the employment of the local authority for whose area the scheme is made; and for the purposes of—
(a)Part III of the [F77Pension Schemes Act 1993], and
(b)the M5Social Security Act 1975,
(4)References in this Part of this Act to the rent officer are references to any rent officer appointed for any area who is authorised to act in accordance with a scheme under this section.
(a)attributable to this section [F78or an order under section 122 of the Housing Act 1996], or
(b)incurred in respect of pensions, allowances or gratuities payable to or in respect of rent officers . . . F79 (appointed in pursuance of a scheme under this section) by virtue of regulations under section 7 [F80or section 24] of the M6Superannuation Act 1972 [F81or]
[F82(c)incurred in respect of increases of pensions payable to or in respect of rent officers (so appointed) by virtue of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971].
[F83(9)In the case of a registration area in respect of which there is more than one local authority, this section shall apply as if—
E3This version of this provision extends to Wales only; a separate version has been created for England only.
F68S. 63(1)(b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 1, Sch. 18
F69Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(a), Sch. 18
F70Words in s. 63(2) repealed (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 222, 227, Sch. 18 Pt. IV para. 22(1)(a)(3), Sch. 19 Pt. XIII; S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3 (with Sch.)
F71Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(b), Sch. 18
F72Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(c), Sch. 18
F73Word “and” was inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIf 61), s. 59(1) and repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(c), Sch. 18
F74S. 63(2)(e) was inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 59(1) and repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 120, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 2(d), Sch. 18
F75S. 63(2A) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 119, Sch. 14 para. 3
F76Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), ss. 119, 140(2), Sch. 14 para. 4, Sch. 18
F77In s. 63(3) the words "Pension Schemes Act 1993" substituted (7.2.1994) for the words "Social Security Pensions Act 1975" (expressed as s. 653(3) in the amending Act) by 1993 c. 48, s. 190, Sch. 8 para. 10 (with ss. 6(8), 164)
F78Words in s. 63(7)(a) substituted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 123, Sch. 13 para. 1; S.I. 1997/618, art. 2(1) (with Sch.)
F79Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(2), Sch. 18
F80Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 120, Sch. 14 para. 5(a)
F81Word substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 120, Sch. 14 para. 5(a)
F82S. 63(7)(c) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 119, Sch. 14 para. 5(b)
F83S. 63(9) substituted (13.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2451, reg. 4
C4S. 63 modified (13.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2451, reg. 8(1)-(3)
64 Default powers of Secretary of State.E+W
(1)If the Secretary of State is of opinion that a local authority have failed to carry out any function conferred on them by a scheme under section 63 of this Act he may, after such enquiry as he thinks fit, by order revoke the scheme and, without consulting the local authority, make another scheme under that section.
(2)A scheme made by virtue of subsection (1) above may confer functions otherwise exercisable by the local authority or the proper officer of the local authority on a person appointed by the Secretary of State and that person may, if another local authority consent, be that other local authority or, as the case may be, the proper officer of that other local authority.
(3)If the Secretary of State is of opinion that the proper officer of the local authority has failed to carry out any functions conferred on the proper officer by a scheme under section 63 he may (after consultation with the local authority) exercise his power under subsection (5) of that section by making a scheme providing for all or any of the functions otherwise exercisable by the proper officer to be exercised by some other person.
(4)A scheme made by virtue of this section may contain such incidental and transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.
[F24 Amalgamation schemesE+W
F24Ss. 64A, 64B inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 75:1), s. 120, Sch. 14 Pt. II
(4)A scheme under section 63 above made for an amalgamated registration area may contain such incidental, transitional and supplementary provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.]
65 Rent assessment committees.E+W
Rent assessment committees [F25for Wales] shall be constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to this Act.
F25Words in s. 65 inserted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 13 (with Sch. 3)
[F2665A.Right of appeal from a rent assessment committeeE+W
(1)An appeal on any point of law from a decision of a rent assessment committee constituted under Schedule 10 to this Act may be made to the Upper Tribunal.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply where the rent assessment committee is exercising functions of a leasehold valuation tribunal or a residential property tribunal.]
F26S. 65A inserted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 14 (with Sch. 3)
C2S. 65A excluded (1.7.2013) by 2004 c. 34, s. 231(04) (as substituted by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 175 (with Sch. 3))
66 Register of rents.E
[F27(1)For each registration area, a register for the purposes of this Part of this Act shall be prepared and kept up to date by the rent officer.
(1A)The rent officer shall make the register available for inspection in such place or places and in such manner–
(a)if the area is not specified in an order made under section 64B of this Act, as may be provided by the scheme made for the area under section 63 of this Act;
(b)if the area is so specified, as the Secretary of State may direct.]
(2)The register shall contain, in addition to the rent payable under a regulated tenancy of a dwelling-house—
(a)the prescribed particulars with regard to the tenancy; and
(b)a specification of the dwelling-house.
(3)A copy of an entry in the register certified under the hand of the rent officer or any person duly authorised by him shall be receivable in evidence in any court and in any proceedings.
(4)A person requiring such a certified copy shall be entitled to obtain it on payment of the prescribed fee.
E2This version of this provision extends to England only; a separate version has been created for Wales only.
F27S. 66(1)(1A) substituted for s. 66(1) (1.10.1999) by S.I. 1999/2403, art. 7(b) (with s. 8(1)-(5))
66 Register of rents.W
(1)The rent officer for any area shall prepare and keep up to date a register for the purposes of this Part of this Act and shall make the register available for inspection in such place or places and in such manner as may be provided by the scheme made for the area under section 63 of this Act.
E4This version of this provision extends to Wales only; a separate version has been created for England only.
67 Application for registration of rent.E+W
(1)An application for the registration of a rent for a dwelling-house may be made to the rent officer by the landlord or the tenant, or jointly by the landlord and the tenant, under a regulated tenancy of the dwelling-house.
[F28(2) Any such application must be in the prescribed form and must—
(a)specify the rent which it is sought to register;
(b)where the rent includes any sum payable by the tenant to the landlord for services and the aplication is made by the landlord, specify that sum and be accompanied by details of the expenditure incurred by the landlord in providing those services; and
(c)contain such other particulars as may be prescribed.]
(3)Subject to subsection (4) below [F29and sections 67A and 70A of this Act], where a rent for a dwelling-house has been registered under this Part of this Act, no application by the tenant alone or by the landlord alone for the registration of a different rent for that dwelling-house shall be entertained before the expiry of [F303 years] from the relevant date (as defined in subsection (5) below) except on the ground that, since that date, there has been such a change in—
(a)the condition of the dwelling-house (including the making of any improvement therein),
(b)the terms of the tenancy,
(c)the quantity, quality or condition of any furniture provided for use under the tenancy (deterioration by fair wear and tear excluded), or
(d)any other circumstances taken into consideration when the rent was registered or confirmed,
as to make the registered rent no longer a fair rent.
F31[(3A)If the dwelling-house forms part of a hereditament in respect of which the landlord or a superior landlord is, or was on the relevant date, liable under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to pay council tax, then, in determining for the purposes of subsection (3) above whether since the relevant date there has been such a change falling within paragraph (d) of that subsection as to make the registered rent no longer a fair rent, any change in the amount of council tax payable in respect of the hereditament shall be disregarded unless it is attributable to—
(3B)In subsection (3A) above “hereditament” means a dwelling within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and, subject to that, expressions used in subsection (3A) and in Part I of that Act have the same meaning in that subsection as in that Part.]
(4)Notwithstanding anything in subsection (3) above, an application such as is mentioned in that subsection which is made by the landlord alone and is so made within the last 3 months of the period of [F303 years] referred to in that subsection may be entertained notwithstanding that that period has not expired.
[F32(5)In this section . . . F33“relevant date”, in relation to a rent which has been registered under this Part of this Act, means the date from which the registration took effect or, in the case of a registered rent which has been confirmed, the date from which the confirmation (or, where there have been two or more successive confirmations, the last of them) took effect [F34but for the purposes of this subsection any registration or confirmation by virtue of section 70A of this Act shall be disregarded .]]
(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F35
(7). . . F33 the provisions of Part I of Schedule 11 to this Act [F36as modified by the Regulated Tenancies (Procedure) Regulations 1980][F37and by the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1981] shall have effect with respect to the procedure to be followed on applications for the registration of rents.
F28S. 67(2) substituted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 59(2)
F29Words in s. 67(3) inserted (1. 4. 1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(a)
F30Words “2 years” were substituted with saving for “3 years” by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 60(1)(2) which section was repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(2), Sch. 18
F31S. 67(3A)(3B) inserted (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 5
F32S. 67(5) substituted with saving by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 61(5)(8)
F33Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(2), Sch. 18
F34Words at the end of s. 67(5) added (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(b)
F35S. 67(6) repealed by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), Sch. 26
F36Words inserted by S.I.1980/1696, reg. 2 as respects applications for the registration of a rent made after coming into operation of regulations on 28.11.1980
F37Words inserted by S.I. 1981/1783, reg. 2(2)
[F3867AApplication before 1st April 1994 for interim increase of rent in certain cases where landlord liable for council taxE+W
F38S. 67A inserted (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para.3
68, 69.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F39E+W
F39Ss. 68, 69 repealed (with saving) by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140, Sch. 17 para. 22, Sch. 18
70 Determination of fair rent.E+W
(1)In determining, for the purposes of this Part of this Act, what rent is or would be a fair rent under a regulated tenancy of a dwelling-house, regard shall be had to all the circumstances (other than personal circumstances) and in particular to—
(a)the age, character, locality and state of repair of the dwelling-house, . . . F40
(b)if any furniture is provided for use under the tenancy, the quantity, quality and condition of the furniture [F41, and]
[F41(c)any premium, or sum in the nature of a premium, which has been or may be lawfully required or received on the grant, renewal, continuance or assignment of the tenancy.]
(2)For the purposes of the determination it shall be assumed that the number of persons seeking to become tenants of similar dwelling-houses in the locality on the terms (other than those relating to rent) of the regulated tenancy is not substantially greater than the number of such dwelling-houses in the locality which are available for letting on such terms.
(3)There shall be disregarded—
(a)any disrepair or other defect attributable to a failure by the tenant under the regulated tenancy or any predecessor in title of his to comply with any terms thereof;
(b)any improvement carried out, otherwise than in pursuance of the terms of the tenancy, by the tenant under the regulated tenancy or any predecessor in title of his;
(c)(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F42
(e)if any furniture is provided for use under the regulated tenancy, any improvement to the furniture by the tenant under the regulated tenancy or any predecessor in title of his or, as the case may be, any deterioration in the condition of the furniture due to any ill-treatment by the tenant, any person residing or lodging with him, or any sub-tenant of his.
F43[(3A)In any case where under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the landlord or a superior landlord is liable to pay council tax in respect of a hereditament (“the relevant hereditament”) of which the dwelling-house forms part, regard shall also be had to the amount of council tax which, as at the date on which the application to the rent officer was made, was set by the billing authority—
(c)“category of dwellings” has the same meaning as in section 30(1) and (2) of that Act.]
(4)In this section “improvement” includes the replacement of any fixture or fitting.
[F44(4A)In this section “premium” has the same meaning as in Part IX of this Act, and “sum in the nature of a premium” means—
(a)any such loan as is mentioned in section 119 or 120 of this Act,
(b)any such excess over the reasonable price of furniture as is mentioned in section 123 of this Act, and
(c)any such advance payment of rent as is mentioned in section 126 of this Act.]
F40Word repealed by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61, 75:3, 81:1, 123:1), ss. 17(2), 24(3), Sch. 12 Pt. I
F41 “, and” and s. 70(1)(c) inserted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 75:3), s. 17(2)(4)
F42S. 70(3)(c)(d) repealed by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), Sch. 26
F43S. 70(3A)(3B) inserted (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 6
F44S. 70(4A) inserted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 75:3), s. 17(3)(4)
F45S. 70(5) repealed by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), Sch. 26
[F4670AInterim determination of fair rent on application under section 67AE+W
(1)Where an application is made under section 67A of this Act—
(2)Where in a case falling within section 67A(3) of this Act a rent officer has before him at the same time an application under section 67 and an application under section 67A of this Act and the rent officer proposes to entertain the two applications together, the rent officer shall make a determination in relation to the application under section 67 before making his determination in relation to the application under section 67A; and the reference in subsection (1)(a) above to the existing registered rent shall have effect as a reference to the rent determined on the application under section 67.]
F46S. 70A inserted (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para.4
71 Amount to be registered as rent.E+W
(1)The amount to be registered as the rent of any dwelling-house shall include any sums payable by the tenant to the landlord [F47in respect of council tax or]for the use of furniture or for services, whether or not those sums are separate from the sums payable for the occupation of the dwelling-house or are payable under separate agreements.
(a)shall, subject to paragraphs 1(4) and 4(3) of Schedule 9 to this Act, be added to the limit imposed by section 44(1) of this Act . . . F48; and
the amount to be registered under this Part of this Act as rent may, if the rent officer is satisfied or, as the case may be, the [F49appropriate tribunal] are satisfied, that the terms as to the variation are reasonable, be entered as an amount variable in accordance with those terms.
F47Words in s. 71(1) inserted (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/651, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7
F48Words repealed by S.I. 1987/264, arts. 2(3), 3, Sch. 1 para. 4, Sch. 2
F49Words in s. 71(4) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 15 (with Sch. 3)
[F5072 Effect of registration of rent.E+W
(1)The registration of a rent for a dwelling-house takes effect—
[F51(b)if the rent is determined by the appropriate tribunal, from the date when the tribunal make their decision.]
(2)If the rent for the time being registered is confirmed, the confirmation takes effect—
[F52(b)if it is made by the appropriate tribunal, from the date when the tribunal make their decision.]
(3)If (by virtue of section 67(4) of this Act) an application for registration of a rent is made before the expiry of the period mentioned in section 67(3) and the resulting registration of a rent for the dwelling-house, or confirmation of the rent for the time being registered, would, but for this subsection, take effect before the expiry of that period it shall take effect on the expiry of that period.
(4)The date from which the registration or confirmation of a rent takes effect shall be entered in the register.
(5)As from the date on which the registration of a rent takes effect any previous registration of a rent for the dwelling-house ceases to have effect.
(6)Where a valid notice of increase under any provision of Part Ill of this Act has been served on a tenant and, in consequence of the registration of a rent, part but not the whole of the increase specified in the notice becomes irrecoverable from the tenant, the registration shall not invalidate the notice, but the notice shall, as from the date from which the registration takes effect, have effect as if it specified such part only of the increase as has not become irrecoverable.]
F50S. 72 substituted with saving by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 61(1)(8)
F51S. 72(1)(b) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 16(a) (with Sch. 3)
F52S. 72(2)(b) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 16(b) (with Sch. 3)
[F5372A Amounts attributable to services.E+W
In order to assist authorities to give effect to the housing benefit scheme under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 [F54or to assist the Secretary of State in the administration of universal credit] , where a rent is registered, there shall be noted on the register the amount (if any) of the registered rent which, in the opinion of the rent officer or [F55appropriate tribunal] , is fairly attributable to the provision of services, except any amount which is negligible in the opinion of the officer or, as the case may be, the [F56tribunal] .]
F53S. 72A inserted (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para.47
F54Words in s. 72A inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 3
F55Words in s. 72A substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17(a) (with Sch. 3)
F56Word in s. 72A substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17(b) (with Sch. 3)
73 Cancellation of registration of rent.E+W
(1)An application may be made in accordance with this section for the cancellation of the registration of a rent for a dwelling-house where—
(a)a rent agreement as respects the dwelling-house takes effect, or is to take effect, after the expiration of a period of [F573 years] beginning with the relevant date (as defined in section 67(5) of this Act), and
(b)the period for which the tenancy has effect cannot end, or be brought to an end by the landlord (except for non-payment of rent or a breach of the terms of the tenancy), earlier than 12 months after the date of the application, and
(c)the application is made jointly by the landlord and the tenant under the agreement.
[F58(1A)Such an application may also be made where—
(a)not less than two years have elapsed since the relevant date (as defined in section 67(5) of this Act); and
(b)the dwelling-house is not for the time being subject to a regulated tenancy; and
(c)the application is made by the person who would be the landlord if the dwelling-house were let on such a tenancy.]
(2)The rent agreement may be one providing that the agreement does not take effect unless the application for cancellation of registration is granted.
[F59(3)An application under this section must—
(a)be in the form prescribed for the application concerned and contain the prescribed particulars; and
(b)be accompanied, in the case of an application under subsection (1) above, by a copy of the rent agreement.]
(4)If [F60the application is made under subsection (1) above and] the rent officer is satisfied that the rent, or the highest rent, payable under the rent agreement does not exceed a fair rent for the dwelling-house, he shall cancel the registration [F61and he shall also cancel the registration if the application is made under subsection (1A) above].
(5)Where [F62the application is made under subsection (1) above and] under the terms of the rent agreement the sums payable by the tenant to the landlord include any sums varying according to the cost from time to time of any services provided by the landlord or a superior landlord, or of any works of maintenance or repair carried out by the landlord or a superior landlord, the rent officer shall not cancel the registration unless he is satisfied that those terms are reasonable.
(6)[F63A cancellation made in pursuance of an application under subsection (1) above] shall not take effect until the date when the agreement takes effect; and if the cancellation is registered before that date, the date on which it is to take effect shall be noted on the register.
(7)The cancellation of the registration shall be without prejudice to a further registration of a rent at any time after cancellation.
(8)The rent officer shall notify the applicants of his decision to grant, or to refuse, any application under this section.
F57Words “2 years” were substituted for the words “3 years” except in any case where, on the determination or confirmation of a rent by the rent officer, the rent determined by him is registered, or his confirmation is noted in the register, before 28.11.1980 by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), Sch. 25 Pt. I para. 40
F58S. 73(1A) inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 62(2)
F59S. 73(3) substituted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 62(3)
F60Words inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 62(4)(a)
F61Words inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 62(4)(b)
F62Words inserted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 62(5)
F63Words substituted by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 62(6)
74 Regulations.E+W
(a)prescribing the form of any notice, application, register or other document to be given, made or used in pursuance of this Part of this Act;
(b)regulating the procedure to be followed
F64[(i)by rent officers under this Act; and
(ii)by rent assessment committees whether under this Act or otherwise; and]
(c)prescribing anything required or authorised to be prescribed by this Part of this Act.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1)(b) above may contain provisions modifying the following provisions of this Act:—
(a)Section 67, . . . F65 or 72;
(b)Part I . . . F65 of Schedule 11;
(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F66
but no regulations containing such provisions shall have effect unless approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(3)Regulations made under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which, except in a case falling within subsection (2) above, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F64Words in s. 74(1)(b) substituted (2.9.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 187(1), Sch. 21 para. 7; S.I. 1993/2134, arts. 2, 3
F65Words repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(2), Sch. 18
F66S. 74(2)(c) repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(2), Sch. 18
C3S. 74(1)(b) extended (2.9.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 91(5)(a); S.I. 1993/2134, arts. 2,3
S. 74(1)(b) extended by 1985 c. 70 s. 31A (as inserted (23.8.1996 for specified purposes and 1.9.1997 to the extent not already in force (subject to Sch. para. 1 of S.I. 1997/1851 for specified purposes) and otherwise 11.8.1998) by 1996 c. 52, s. 83(3); S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(1); S.I. 1997/1851, art. 2(a); S.I. 1998/1768, art. 2 (with art. 3))
S. 74(1)(b) extended by 1987 c. 31, s. 24A (as inserted (23.8.1996 for specified purposes and to the extent not already in force and 1.9.1997 subject to Sch. para. 2 of S.I. 1997/1851) by 1996 c. 52, s. 86(5); S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(1); S.I. 1997/1851, art. 2(b)
S. 74(1)(b) extended (23.8.1996 for specified purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by 1996 c. 52, s. 119(2); S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(1)
75 Interpretation of Part IV.E+W
[F67“appropriate tribunal” means—
in relation to a dwelling-house in Wales, a rent assessment committee.]
“improvement” includes structural alteration, extension or addition and the provision of additional fixtures or fittings, but does not include anything done by way of decoration or repair;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under section 74 of this Act, and references to a prescribed form include references to a form substantially to the same effect as the prescribed form.
F67Words in s. 75 inserted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 18 (with Sch. 3)