Rent Act 1977 (Lettings to Students)

HC Deb 15 May 1984 vol 60 cc134-5W

Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the educational institutions and bodies specified, and of a class specified, for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 8 of the Rent Act 1977 (Lettings to Students).

Mr. Brooke

The educational institutions and bodies currently specified, or of a class specified, for the purposes of section 8 of the Rent Act 1977 are those specified in the Protected Tenancies (Exceptions) Regulations 1974 (SI 1974/1366), as amended by Regulation 4(5) of the Further Education Regulations 1975 (SI 1975/1054) and the Protected Tenancies (Further Exceptions) Regulations 1976 (SI 1976/905), which are available for reference in the Library of the House. These regulations, made under the Rent Act 1968, continue to have effect by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 24 to the Rent Act 1977.

New regulations, to be made under section 8 of the 1977 Act, are in the course of preparation but they are not expected to differ substantially from the current regulations.