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Section 50: Rent repayment orders: consequential amendments

Housing and Planning Act 2016 · 2016 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Rogue landlords and property agents in England — CHAPTER 4: Rent repayment orders

The Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows.

In section 73 (other consequences of operating unlicensed HMOs: rent repayment orders)—

in subsection (4), after "section 74" insert ;" (in the case of an HMO in Wales) or in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (in the case of an HMO in England) "
in subsection (5)(a), after "HMO" insert ." in Wales "

In section 96 (other consequences of operating unlicensed houses: rent repayment orders)—

in subsection (4), after "section 97" insert ;" (in the case of a house in Wales) or in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (in the case of a house in England) "
in subsection (5)(a), after "house" insert ." in Wales "

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