Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015

28.

Amendment of section 34 of Principal Act

28. The Table to section 34 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph 1(a), by inserting “in writing” after “notified”,

(b) in paragraph 2, by inserting “and the notice of termination is accompanied by a statement referred to in section 35” after “occupying household”,

(c) in paragraph 3, by inserting “and the notice of termination is accompanied by a statutory declaration referred to in section 35” after “containing the dwelling”,

(d) in paragraph 4, by substituting “by a statutory declaration” for “, in writing, by a statement”,

(e) in paragraph 5—

(i) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “intended works,” for “intended works, and”,

(ii) by inserting the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (a):

“(aa) that, in a case where planning permission has been obtained, a copy of the planning permission is attached to the notice or statement,

(ab) that planning permission is not required and he or she has complied with the requirements of section 35(9)(b), and”,

and

(iii) in subparagraph (b)(i) by inserting “within the period of 6 months from the expiry of the period of notice required to be given by the notice, or if a dispute in relation to the validity of the notice was referred to the Board under Part 6 for resolution, the final determination of the dispute” after “available for re-letting”,

and

(f) in paragraph 6—

(i) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “intended use,” for “intended use, and”,

(ii) by inserting the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (a):

“(aa) that, in a case where planning permission has been obtained, a copy of the planning permission is attached to the notice or statement,

(ab) as to whether any works are to be carried out in respect of the change of use and where such works are required to be carried out, specifying—

(i) details of those works,

(ii) the name of the contractor, if any, employed to carry out such works, and

(iii) the dates on which the intended works are to be carried out and the proposed duration of the period in which those works are to be carried out,

and”.