Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Amendments

2. The Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980(2) are amended as follows-

(a)in regulation 3-

(i)after paragraph (2)(b) insert-

"(bb)in the case of an application under section 67A for an interim registration of rent, form No. 9A;";

(ii)at the beginning of paragraph (3) insert "Subject to paragraph (3A) below,"; and

(iii)after paragraph (3) insert-

"(3A) The form of notice to be served by a rent officer under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 11 to the 1977 Act in the case of an application made under section 67A of that Act shall be form No. 12A.";

(b)in Schedule 1, in the list of contents,-

(i)after the entry for form No. 9 insert-

"9A. Application for an interim increase of rent on account of council tax."; and

(ii)after the entry for form No. 12 insert-

"12A. Notification of application for an interim increase of rent on account of council tax.";

(c)in Schedule 1, at the end of paragraph 1 of forms No. 1 and No. 2 add "[This includes council tax]";

(d)in Schedule 1, at the end of paragraph 7 of forms No. 5, 6 and 7 add-

"

A landlord may be liable for council tax if the property is in a house in multiple occupation, unless the property is an exempt dwelling. The main exemption is where the residents of such a dwelling are students or recent school or college leavers.";

(e)in Schedule 1, at the end of paragraph 12 of form No. 5 add-

• "Include council tax if this is payable under the tenancy by the tenant to the landlord";

(f)in Schedule 1, at the end of the note at the end of the form No. 5 add-

• "an application for registration of an interim rent to take into account the tenant's liability to make payments to his landlord in respect of council tax (use Form 9A)";

(g)in Schedule 1, after forms No. 9 and 12 insert forms No. 9A and 12A respectively as set out in the Schedule to this Order;

(h)in Schedule 2, after paragraph 8 insert-

"8A. Liability for payment of council tax for the accommodation let to the tenant.";

(i)in Schedule 3, in paragraph 7 after the word "rates" insert the words "and the council tax";

(j)in Schedule 4, after paragraph 5 insert-

"5A. Liability for payment of council tax for the accommodation occupied by the lessee.".

Regulation 2(g)

SCHEDULE

FORM No. 9ARENT ACT 1977, section 67A and RENT (AGRICULTURE) ACT 1976, section 13APPLICATION FOR AN INTERIM REGISTRATION OF FAIR RENT IN THE CASE OF INCREASE ON ACCOUNT OF COUNCIL TAX.

FORM No. 12A

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc.) Regulations 1980 and are consequential on the introduction of the council tax under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). They prescribe the form to be used where there is an application for an interim increase of rent on account of council tax under sections 67A of the Rent Act 1977 and for the rent officer to notify the other party that such an application has been made. They make other minor, consequential amendments to the 1980 Regulations.