HL Deb 02 July 1984 vol 454 c85

20 Schedule 1, page 18, line 20, at end insert—

("Continuing eligibility of applicant

3A. In section 20(2) of that Act, for the words "that the applicant is an eligible person" there shall be substituted—

  1. "(a) that the applicant was an eligible person at the date of death, and
  2. (b) that he has not subsequently ceased to be such a person;".").

21 Page 19, line 24, leave out from ("to") to ("and") in line 36 and insert ("the holding at any time after the beginning of the period of three months ending with the relevant time apart from this subsection ("the original relevant time"), then—

  1. (a) if the direction is given within that period, the Tribunal may, on the application of the tenant, specify in the direction, as the relevant time for the purposes of this and the next following section, such a time falling within the period of three months immediately following the original relevant time as they think fit;
  2. (b) if the direction is given at any time after the original relevant time the Tribunal shall specify in the direction, as the relevant time for those purposes, such a time falling within the period of three months immediately following the date of the giving of the direction as they think fit;").

22 Page 19, line 38, after ("24(2)") insert ("—(a)").

23 Page 19, line 40, at end insert ("; and (b) in the definition of "the prescribed period" for the words from "and the" onwards there shall be substituted the words "and—

  1. (a) the end of the three months immediately following the relevant time; or
  2. (b) the end of the three months immediately following the date of the giving of the direction; whichever last occurs.".").

Lord Belstead

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, which are consequential. I have already spoken to them and I beg to move en bloc.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said amendments.—(Lord Belstead)

On Question, Motion agreed to.