S.I. No. 341/2022 - Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th July, 2022.

I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 408 of 2020)), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.

2. These Regulations come into operation on 7th July 2022.

3. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 152 of 2022 ) are amended by substituting for Part 1 of the Schedule Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

4. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 217 of 2016 ) are amended by substituting for Schedule 2 Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

7 July, 2022.

DARRAGH O’BRIEN,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Schedule

Regulation 3

Part 1

Regulation 4

Part 2

Schedule 2

Regulation 4

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations prescribe:

-in Part 1 to the Schedule, the application form to be furnished to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) by a landlord or by his or her authorised agent for the purposes of section 134 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004), as amended, when registering a tenancy of a dwelling (or a licence in student specific accommodation);

-in Part 2 to the Schedule, the letters and statement to be sent by the RTB to the landlord and the tenant upon the registration of a tenancy (or a licence in student specific accommodation) for the purposes of section 135 (4) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004)).