Rent Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1967

Provisions relevant to provisional orders under Part III of Principal Act.

12.—(1) Where an order under section 21 of the Principal Act stood in force immediately before the passing of this Act, it shall have effect as from such passing subject to the following modifications:

(a) for the amount specified therein as the basic rent of the dwelling in question there shall be substituted an amount equal to the lawful rent so specified less any amount so specified in respect of rates, and

(b) for the amount so specified in respect of lawful additions there shall be substituted an amount equal to any amount so specified in respect of rates.

(2) Where an application is made by a landlord under section 8 (1A) of the Principal Act in relation to a dwelling in the case of which an application previously made under section 20 of the Principal Act remains not determined, the latter application shall be regarded as terminated.

(3) Where, during the month referred to in section 23 (1) of the Principal Act, an application is made by the landlord under section 8 (1A) of that Act in relation to the dwelling—

(a) the order made on the application shall operate to revoke the order under section 21 of the Principal Act, and

(b) thereupon the provision as to the rent to be paid contained in section 22 (2) of the Principal Act shall not apply to the dwelling.

(4) The applications under section 8 (1A) of the Principal Act mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) of this section may be made notwithstanding subsection (3) of section 22 of that Act.