Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act, 1983
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Compensation for loss. |
12.—(1) Where the terms of a tenancy are fixed by the Tribunal under this Act, the Tribunal may, on an application to it by either the landlord or the tenant and if it considers it reasonable to do so, order the landlord or the tenant, as the case may be, to pay to the other party an amount not exceeding the difference between the existing rent and the new rent fixed by the Tribunal in respect of— | |
(a) where an application is withdrawn under section 10 (1) and a new application is made under this Act, the period from the date of the notice referred to in section 10 (2) to the date of the fixing of the terms by the Tribunal, or | ||
(b) where an appeal is made under section 11 (1) against the determination of a rent officer, the period from the date of the determination by the rent officer to the date of the fixing of the terms by the Tribunal. | ||
(2) Any amount ordered by the Tribunal to be paid under subsection (1) shall be paid in such manner and over such period as the Tribunal may direct having regard to all the circumstances of the case. | ||
(3) A decision of the Tribunal under subsection (1) shall be final and conclusive and no appeal shall lie against the decision except to the High Court on a question of law. |