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Section 43: Period of moratorium.

Housing Act 1996 · 1996 c. 52View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Social Rented Sector regulated by the Welsh Ministers — Chapter IV: General powers of the Relevant Authority

The moratorium in consequence of the taking of any step as mentioned in section 41—

begins when the step is taken, and
ends at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which notice of its having been taken was given to the Welsh Ministers under that section,

subject to the following provisions.

The taking of any further step as mentioned in section 41 at a time when a moratorium is already in force does not start a further moratorium or affect the duration of the existing one.

When a moratorium comes to an end, or ceases to have effect under subsection (4), the Welsh Ministers shall give notice of that fact to the landlord and the landlord's secured creditors.

If a moratorium ends without any proposals being agreed, then, for a period of three years the taking of any further step as mentioned in section 41 does not start a further moratorium except with the consent of the landlord's secured creditors as mentioned in subsection (7) above.

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