§ Mr. Manningham-Bullerasked the Attorney-General whether the Government have yet decided to introduce legislation to deal with the situation created by the decision in the case of Lace v. Chandler which decided that a lease for the duration of the war is void.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Government have decided to introduce legislation as soon as practicable to give legal validity to leases and tenancies created for the duration of the war or for a period related to the end of the war or the end of hostilities. The Bill will have retrospective effect to the date of this answer, but will not operate to revive tenancies already duly determined under the existing law or to cover cases in which a valid notice under the existing law to determine a tenancy has been given before to-day's date. This legislation will not affect contracts other than contracts for such tenancies as aforesaid.