The Housing and Planning Act 2016 is amended as follows.
In section 40 (introduction and key definitions), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—
In section 41 (application for rent repayment order), in subsection (1), for "person" substitute ."landlord"
In section 43 (making of rent repayment order), at the end of subsection (3) insert—
In section 44 (amount of order: tenants)—
in subsection (2)—
after "rent paid" (in the first place) insert ,"by, or on behalf of, the tenant"
for "during" substitute ,"in respect of"
in the heading to the second column to the table, after "by" insert , and", or on behalf of,"
for "12 months" (in both places) substitute ,"2 years"
in subsection (3)—
for "repay" substitute , and"pay"
in paragraph (a), after "paid" insert , and"by, or on behalf of, the tenant"
in subsection (4), after paragraph (a) insert— aa the amount of any rent received by the tenant in respect of the period mentioned in the table in relation to the housing let to the tenant,.
In section 45 (amount of order: local housing authorities)—
in subsection (2)—
for "during" substitute , and"in respect of"
for "12 months" (in both places) substitute , and"2 years"
in subsection (3)—
for "repay" substitute , and"pay"
omit "that the landlord" (in the second place).
After section 46 insert—
In section 52 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the appropriate place insert—