Residential Tenancies Act 2004

F294[Return of deposit by Board

148B

148B. ...]

Annotations

Amendments:

F294

Inserted by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (42/2015), s. 64, not commenced as of date of revision.

Modifications (not altering text):

C85

Prospective affecting provision: section inserted by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (42/2015), s. 64, not commenced as of date of revision.

F294[148B.The Board shall return a deposit transmitted to it by the landlord pursuant to section 134(3A), to one or, as the case may be, both parties

(a) pursuant to an agreement between the parties, in respect of which an application is made under section 148C, as to such return or, as the case may be, pursuant to section 148G or 148J,

(b) where one or both parties have referred a dispute to the Board in respect of the return of the deposit and the Board has, under section 121, prepared and issued a determination order, such return shall be made

(i) in accordance with the determination order concerned and, in the case of a determination order referred to in section 123(1), as soon as practicable after the determination order is issued to, and becomes binding on, the parties in accordance with section 123(1) or such other period as may be specified in the determination order,

(ii) in accordance with the determination order concerned and, in the case of a determination order referred to in section 123(2), as soon as practicable after the expiry of the relevant period (within the meaning of section 123(8)), or such other period as may be specified in the determination order,

(iii) where the determination order is appealed under section 123(3), in accordance with the final determination of those proceedings and as soon as practicable after such final determination or such other period as may be specified in the determination order or such final determination, or

(iv) where an application is made under section 124 in respect of the determination order before the deposit is paid, in accordance with the final determination of those proceedings and as soon as practicable after such final determination,

or

(c) in accordance with section 148L.]