3A.—(1) A tenant of a dwelling the subject of a tenancy that is referred to in section 3(4) (inserted by section 3 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015) shall not assign or sub-let the tenancy.

(2) Any sub-tenancy of a dwelling referred to in section 3(4) that is purported to be created shall be void.

(3) Any assignment of a dwelling referred to in section 3(4) that is purported to be made is void.

(4) Section 16(k) shall not apply in respect of a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4).]

F11[(5) This section applies to a dwelling referred to in subsection (1A) of section 3 as it applies to a dwelling referred to in subsection (4) of section 3 and, accordingly, references in the preceding subsections of this section to the second-mentioned dwelling shall be construed as including references to the first-mentioned dwelling.]