
2022 No. 803 (W. 179)
Housing, Wales
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made 13 July 2022
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 17 of Schedule 2, paragraph 17 of Schedule 3, paragraph 13 of Schedule 8A, paragraph 13 of Schedule 9, paragraph 11 of Schedule 9B and paragraph 11 of Schedule 9C to and sections 255 and 256(1) and (2) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.

In accordance with section 256(3), (4)(h), (i), (la), (m), (mb), (mc) and (5) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
Title, commencement and interpretation
1 

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and they come into force on  1 December 2022 (the day on which section 239 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 comes into force).
(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
Amendment to Schedule 2
2 
In Schedule 2 to the Act (exceptions to section 7), in paragraph 7(3) after paragraph (i) insert—“
(j) a tenancy or licence which relates to accommodation provided—
(i) by, or on behalf of, the Secretary of State in connection with a requirement imposed under section 3(6) (general provisions) of the Bail Act 1976 (c. 63), or
(ii) under Part 1 (arrangements for the provision of probation services) of the Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21) for the probation purposes (within the meaning of section 1 of that Act);
(k) a tenancy or licence which relates to—
(i) accommodation provided under section 4 (accommodation) or Part 6 (support for asylum-seekers, etc.) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), or
(ii) facilities provided under paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19) (immigration bail) for the accommodation of a person at an address specified in an immigration bail condition.”
Amendment to Schedule 3
3 
In Schedule 3 to the Act (occupation contracts made with or adopted by community landlords which may be standard contracts), omit paragraph 4 and the italic heading before that paragraph.
Amendment to Schedule 8A
4 
In Schedule 8A to the Act (standard contracts which can be terminated on two months’ notice under section 173 or a landlord’s break clause), omit paragraph 5 and the italic heading before that paragraph.
Amendment to Schedule 9
5 
In Schedule 9 to the Act (standard contracts to which limits in sections 175 and 196 (when landlord’s notice may be given) do not apply), omit paragraph 4 and the italic heading before that paragraph.
Amendment to Schedule 9B
6 
In Schedule 9B to the Act (fixed term standard contracts which can be terminated by giving notice under section 186), omit paragraph 3 and the italic heading before that paragraph.
Amendment to Schedule 9C
7 
In Schedule 9C to the Act (fixed term standard contracts which may contain a landlord’s break clause even if made for a term of less than two years), omit paragraph 3 and the italic heading before that paragraph.
Consequential amendments
8 
In the Immigration Act 2016, in paragraph 2 of Schedule 11, after paragraph (m), insert—“
(n) in paragraph 7(3)(k)(i) of Schedule 2 to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1), in the English language text omit “section 4 (accommodation) or” and in the Welsh language text omit “adran 4 (llety) neu”.”.
9 
In the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021, in Schedule 6 (minor and consequential amendments)—
(a) omit paragraph 23;
(b) omit paragraph 26(3).
Julie James
Minister for Climate Change, one of the Welsh Ministers
