The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2021-03-19
State In force
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Made: 19th March 2021

Laid before Parliament: 22nd March 2021

Coming into force: 30th March 2021

In accordance with section 45R of that Act, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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Residential Tenancies (Protection from Eviction) Expiry Amendment

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In regulation 3 of the Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021[^f00003], for “31st March 2021” substitute “31st May 2021”.

Signed

David Wolfson — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice — Ministry of Justice — 19th March 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations extend the provisions in the Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/164) and prevent, except in specified circumstances, attendance at a dwelling-house for the purpose of executing a writ or warrant of possession or delivering a notice of eviction.

The specified circumstances are where the court is satisfied that the claim is against trespassers who are persons unknown or where it was made wholly or partly on the grounds of anti-social behaviour, nuisance, domestic abuse in social tenancies, false statements, substantial rent arrears exceeding 6 months’ rent or, in cases where the person attending is satisfied that the dwelling-house is unoccupied at the time of attendance, the death of the occupant.

The amended Regulations will expire at the end of 31st May 2021.

No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: The Secretary of State is the appropriate Minister as respects England (section 45T(6) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c.22)).

[^f00002]: 1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2021/164.

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