The Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1000
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 1997.

(2) Articles 2(a) and 3(1) shall come into force on 6th October 1997 and the remainder of this Order shall come into force on 14th April 1997.

Section 2 Amendments

The Rent Officers (Additional Functions) Order 1995 shall be amended as follows—

(a) for article 5(4) of the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) Order 1995 (exceptions) substitute—

(4) No determination shall be made under paragraph 4A of Part I of Schedule 1 (single room rents) unless the local authority states in the application that the claimant is, or may be,—

(a) a young individual (which has the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations ), or

(b) a single claimant (which has the same meaning as in the 1987 Regulations ) to whom paragraph (3C) of regulation 11 of the 1987 Regulations applies.

(b) at the beginning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (redeterminations) insert “Article 3(2) and”.

Section 3 Application

(1) The amendment made by article 2(a) does not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before the date that amendment comes into force.

(2) The amendment made by article 2(b) does not have effect in a case where an application for a determination is made before the date that amendment comes into force.