Section 44: Discrimination relating to children or benefits status: English language

Renters' Rights Act 2025 · 2025 c. 26View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Tenancy reform — Chapter 4: Discrimination in the rental market: Wales

The English language text of the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 2) is amended as follows.

In section 1, after subsection (2), insert—

After section 8 insert—

In section 10(4)—

after the opening words insert— za in respect of an offence under Part 2A or under regulations under section 47 or 48 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025— i a person who is or has been a landlord under an occupation contract; ii a person who is or has been a contract-holder under an occupation contract; iii a person who is or has been a relevant person in relation to an occupation contract; zb in respect of an offence under any other provision of this Act—;
become of paragraph (zb).paragraphs (a) to (c) paragraphs (i) to (iii)

After section 10(4) insert—

In section 13(1) after "3" insert ."or Part 2A of this Act or under regulations under section 47 or 48 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025"

In section 17—

after subsection (3) insert— 3A For the purposes of this Part as it relates to offences under Part 2A or under regulations under section 47 or 48 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025, a local weights and measures authority is an additional enforcement authority in relation to the area for which it is the local weights and measures authority.;
in subsection (4) the words from ""licensing" to the end become a definition;
at the end of subsection (4) insert— "local weights and measures authority" has the meaning given by section 69(2) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.

In section 27(3) after "section 7," insert ."section 8C,"

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