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Rent Act 1974

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13 Effect on furnished sub-tenancy of determination of superior unfurnished tenancy.

(1) Without prejudice to the operation of section 1(1) above if, in a case where . . . , section 17 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 applies (effect on sub-tenancies of determination of superior tenancy), the relevant conditions are fulfilled, the terms on which the sub-tenant is, by virtue of that subsection, deemed to become the tenant of the landlord shall not include any terms as to the provision by the landlord of furniture or services. (2) The relevant conditions referred to in subsection (1) above are— (a) that the statutorily protected tenancy which is determined as mentioned in the said section . . . 17(2) was neither a protected furnished tenancy nor a statutory furnished tenancy; and (b) that, immediately before the determination of that statutorily protected tenancy, the sub-tenant referred to in that section was the tenant under a protected furnished tenancy or a statutory furnished tenancy; and (c) that the landlord, within the period of six weeks beginning with the day on which the statutorily protected tenancy referred to in that section is determined, serves notice on the sub-tenant that this section is to apply to his statutorily protected tenancy. (3) In this section “statutorily protected tenancy” has the same meaning as in the said section 18(2)

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13 Effect on furnished sub-tenancy of determination of superior unfurnished tenancy.

(1) Without prejudice to the operation of section 1(1) above if, in a case where . . . , section 17 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 applies (effect on sub-tenancies of determination of superior tenancy), the relevant conditions are fulfilled, the terms on which the sub-tenant is, by virtue of that subsection, deemed to become the tenant of the landlord shall not include any terms as to the provision by the landlord of furniture or services. (2) The relevant conditions referred to in subsection (1) above are— (a) that the statutorily protected tenancy which is determined as mentioned in the said section . . . 17(2) was neither a protected furnished tenancy nor a statutory furnished tenancy; and (b) that, immediately before the determination of that statutorily protected tenancy, the sub-tenant referred to in that section was the tenant under a protected furnished tenancy or a statutory furnished tenancy; and (c) that the landlord, within the period of six weeks beginning with the day on which the statutorily protected tenancy referred to in that section is determined, serves notice on the sub-tenant that this section is to apply to his statutorily protected tenancy. (3) In this section “statutorily protected tenancy” has the same meaning as in the said section 18(2)

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