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Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
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· 1976-11-22
2023-12-26
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2022-12-01
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2019-12-02
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2017-05-08
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2017-01-31
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2013-04-01
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2012-03-14
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2010-04-01
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2009-12-17
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2008-12-01
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
Changes on 2008-12-01
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## Part I — Preliminary
#### Grounds for possession.
#### Discretion of court in giving possession.
##### 1
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- (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the council of a London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;
- (baa) a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996;
- (baa) a police authority established under section 3 of thePolice Act 1996. . .;
- (ba) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- (bd) any National Park authority;
- (c) the Commission for the New Towns
- (c) the English new towns residuary body
- (d) the Housing Corporation;
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- (e) a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the New Towns Act 1981, and
- (f) a housing trust (as defined in section 15(5) of the Rent Act 1977) which is a charity within the meaning of the the Charities Act 1993.
- (3A) In subsection (3)(c) above “*English new towns residuary body*” means the Homes and Communities Agency so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to it as mentioned in section 52(1)(a) to (d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
- (4) If any of the conditions for the time being specified in section 15(4) of the Rent Act 1977 (conditions for the operation of the corresponding provision of that Act) is fulfilled, a person shall not be a statutory tenant of a dwelling-house at any time if the interest of his immediate landlord would, at that time, belong to a housing association which—
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- (4) If, on the assumptions in paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 6(1) of this Schedule the tenant would be a person to whom this paragraph applies, references to the operative date in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of that paragraph shall be taken as references to the date of operation for forestry workers.
#### Interpretation and commencement.
#### Protected occupiers in their own right.
#### No statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown or to local authority, etc.
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[^key-22c1958ddbafdc35f742ace3930b3c0e]: S. 5(3)(bba) inserted (1.4.2008) by [Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28), [s. 245(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/245/5), [Sch. 13 para. 34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/schedule/13/paragraph/34); [S.I. 2008/917](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/917), [art. 2(1)(p)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/917/article/2/1/p)
#### Application for registration of rent.
Rent lawfully due from the tenant has not been paid,
[^key-dac23c4328b39fb9a4c33e592a0b694d]: S. 5(3)(d) modified (1.12.2008) by [Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2839)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2839), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2839/article/1/1), [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2839/article/3), [Sch. para. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2839/schedule/paragraph/1) (with [art. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2839/article/6))
[^key-38bbdae8966b8ed77459cb80564085d1]: S. 5(3A) inserted (1.12.2008) by [Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17), [s. 325(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/325/1), [Sch. 8 para. 22(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/schedule/8/paragraph/22/3); [S.I. 2008/3068](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068), [art. 2(1)(w)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/2/1/w)[(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/2/3) (with [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/6) [6-13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/6)[Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/schedule))
[^key-da57ec9b30a1fd5bee1eec0ade716529]: Words in s. 5(3)(c) substituted (1.12.2008) by [Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17), [s. 325(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/325/1), [Sch. 8 para. 22(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/schedule/8/paragraph/22/2); [S.I. 2008/3068](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068), [art. 2(1)(w)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/2/1/w)[(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/2/3) (with [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/6) [6-13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/article/6)[Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3068/schedule))
#### Registered rents.
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2008-04-01
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2006-06-16
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2006-04-06
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2006-04-03
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
2005-12-05
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
1976-11-22
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
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