Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th April, 2022. | ||
I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 408 of 2020 )), hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) Regulations 2022. | ||
2. These Regulations come into operation on 4 April 2022. | ||
3. The form set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations is the form prescribed for the purposes of an application under section 134 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 . | ||
4. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 217 of 2016 ) are amended by substituting: | ||
(a) the following for Regulation 4: | ||
“(4) the letters and the statement set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of section 135(4) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004)”; | ||
(b) for Schedule 2 Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations. | ||
5. The form set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations is prescribed for the purposes of section 139 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 . | ||
6. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (Prescribed Form) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 150 of 2016 ) are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
31 March, 2022. | ||
DARRAGH O’BRIEN, | ||
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. | ||
Schedule | ||
Regulation 3 | ||
Part 1 | ||
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Regulation 4 | ||
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Schedule 2 | ||
Regulation 4 | ||
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Regulation 5 | ||
Part 3 | ||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Regulations prescribe: | ||
-in Part 1 to the Schedule, the application form to be furnished to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) by a landlord or by his or her authorised agent for the purposes of section 134 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004), as amended, when registering a tenancy of a dwelling (or a licence in student specific accommodation); | ||
-in Part 2 to the Schedule, the letters and statement to be sent by the RTB to the landlord and the tenant upon the registration of a tenancy (or a licence in student specific accommodation) for the purposes of section 135(4) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004)); | ||
-in Part 3 to the Schedule, the information to be furnished by a landlord to the RTB for the purposes of section 139 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004) where a landlord is updating the register regarding the tenancy of a dwelling (or a licence in student specific accommodation). |