19C.—(1) The duration of a tenancy of a relevant dwelling shall not exceed a period of 41 weeks.

(2) A landlord shall not request that a person enters or require a person to enter into a lease or tenancy agreement in relation to a relevant dwelling the duration of which exceeds a period of 41 weeks.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2), a person may, at his or her request, and with the agreement of the landlord, enter into a lease or tenancy agreement in relation to a relevant dwelling the duration of which is a period of more than 41 weeks.

(4) In this section—

"landlord" in addition to the meaning assigned to it by section 5, includes a person holding himself, herself or itself out as having a relevant dwelling available for occupation under a tenancy;

"relevant dwelling" means a dwelling referred to in subsection (1A) of section 3.]