Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1994

Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1980.

5.—The following shall be substituted for subsection (2) of section 23 of the Act of 1980:

“(2) The Court shall fix the duration of the tenancy at thirty-five years or such less term as the tenant may nominate save, where the right to a new tenancy arises in respect of a tenement referred to in section 13 (1) (a) (as amended by section 3 of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1994), the duration of the tenancy shall be fixed at twenty years or such less term as the tenant may nominate provided that it shall not be fixed for a term of less than five years without the landlord's agreement.”.