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Renters’ Rights Act 2025

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139 Application to Parliament

(1) Where regulations under section 63(4)(b) provide for the meaning of “relevant tenancy” given by that section to include a tenancy or licence under which a dwelling is occupied for the purposes of either House of Parliament, Part 2 (and Part 3 so far as relating to Part 2) has effect in its application in relation to such a tenancy or licence with the following modifications— (a) sections 67 and 92 do not apply; (b) in paragraph (b) of section 66(1), the reference to a person committing an offence under section 67 is to be read as a reference to the person satisfying the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b), (2)(a) and (b), or (3)(a) and (b) of that section; (c) in paragraph (b) of section 91(1), the reference to a person committing an offence under section 92 is to be read as a reference to the person either— (i) knowingly or recklessly providing information to the database operator which is false or misleading in a material respect in purported compliance with a requirement imposed by regulations under Chapter 3, or (ii) satisfying the conditions in subsection (2)(a) and (b), (3)(a) and (b), or (4)(a) and (b) of section 92. (2) The following provisions do not apply in relation to premises that are occupied for the purposes of either House of Parliament— (a) Chapter 3 of Part 1; (b) sections 114 and 118 to 130. (3) Nothing in section 131 makes the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords criminally liable. (4) The High Court may declare unlawful any act or omission for which the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords would be criminally liable under section 131 but for subsection (3). (5) Nothing in this section affects the criminal liability of relevant members of the House of Lords staff or of the House of Commons staff (as defined by sections 194 and 195 of the Employment Rights Act 1996).

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139 Application to Parliament

(1) Where regulations under section 63(4)(b) provide for the meaning of “relevant tenancy” given by that section to include a tenancy or licence under which a dwelling is occupied for the purposes of either House of Parliament, Part 2 (and Part 3 so far as relating to Part 2) has effect in its application in relation to such a tenancy or licence with the following modifications— (a) sections 67 and 92 do not apply; (b) in paragraph (b) of section 66(1), the reference to a person committing an offence under section 67 is to be read as a reference to the person satisfying the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b), (2)(a) and (b), or (3)(a) and (b) of that section; (c) in paragraph (b) of section 91(1), the reference to a person committing an offence under section 92 is to be read as a reference to the person either— (i) knowingly or recklessly providing information to the database operator which is false or misleading in a material respect in purported compliance with a requirement imposed by regulations under Chapter 3, or (ii) satisfying the conditions in subsection (2)(a) and (b), (3)(a) and (b), or (4)(a) and (b) of section 92. (2) The following provisions do not apply in relation to premises that are occupied for the purposes of either House of Parliament— (a) Chapter 3 of Part 1; (b) sections 114 and 118 to 130. (3) Nothing in section 131 makes the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords criminally liable. (4) The High Court may declare unlawful any act or omission for which the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords would be criminally liable under section 131 but for subsection (3). (5) Nothing in this section affects the criminal liability of relevant members of the House of Lords staff or of the House of Commons staff (as defined by sections 194 and 195 of the Employment Rights Act 1996).

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