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The Business Tenancies (Coronavirus) (Restriction on Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2020-12-16

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland

Source legislation.gov.uk

Reform history JSON API PDF

Made: 16th December 2020

Coming into operation: 21st December 2020

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Extension of “relevant period”

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Revocation

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 16th December 2020.

Alan Brontë — A senior officer of the Department of Finance

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 83 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides that a right of re-entry or forfeiture, under a relevant business tenancy, for non-payment of rent may not be enforced, by action or otherwise, during the relevant period. “Relevant period” is defined in subsection (7) as the period starting with Royal Assent and ending with 30th June 2020 or such later date as may be specified in Regulations.

Regulation 2 provides that the relevant period is extended to 31st March 2021.

Regulation 3 revokes the Business Tenancies (Coronavirus) (Restriction on Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2020 c. 7. See section 82(12) for meaning of “national authority”

[^f00002]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00003]: S.R. 2020 No. 209

Editorial notes

[^key-33cac56460c7d4d8cc5a0f133dafde3f]: Regulations revoked (29.3.2021) by The Business Tenancies (Coronavirus) (Restriction on Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 (S.R. 2021/74), regs. 1(1), 3

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