
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Notices to Quit etc. (Prescribed Information) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 15th January 1989.
2 
Where, on or after the date these Regulations come into force, a landlord gives a notice to quit any premises let as a dwelling, or a licensor gives a notice to determine a periodic licence to occupy premises as a dwelling (and the premises are not let or occupied as specified in section 5(1B) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977), the information prescribed for the purposes of section 5 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 shall be that in the Schedule to these Regulations.
3 
The Notices to Quit (Prescribed Information) Regulations 1980 are hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of The Secretary of State
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
13th December 1988Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
14th December 1988
SCHEDULE
1 
If the tenant or licensee does not leave the dwelling, the landlord or licensor must get an order for possession from the court before the tenant or licensee can lawfully be evicted. The landlord or licensor cannot apply for such an order before the notice to quit or notice to determine has run out.
2 
A tenant or licensee who does not know if he has any right to remain in possession after a notice to quit or a to notice determine runs out can obtain advice from a solicitor. Help with all or part of the cost of legal advice and assistance may be available under the Legal Aid Scheme. He should also be able to obtain information from a Citizens' Advice Bureau, a Housing Aid Centre or a rent officer.