Landlord and Tenant Act 1988

United Kingdom legislation
Landlord and Tenant Act 1988[1]
Long titleAn Act to make new provision for imposing statutory duties in connection with covenants in tenancies against assigning, underletting, charging or parting with the possession of premises without consent.
Citation1988 c. 26
Territorial extent England and Wales[2]
Dates
Royal assent29 July 1988
Commencement29 September 1988[3]
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 (c. 26) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 7 - Short title, commencement and extent

Section 7(2) provides that the Act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months.[4] The day (that is to say, 29 July 1988) on which the Act was passed (that is to say, received royal assent) is included in the period of two months.[5] This means that the Act came into force on 29 September 1988.

See also

References

  • Halsbury's Statutes,
  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 7(1) of this Act.
  2. ^ The Landlord and Tenant Act 1988, section 7(3)
  3. ^ The Landlord and Tenant Act 1988, section 7(2)
  4. ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 5 and Schedule 1
  5. ^ Hare v Gocher [1962] 2 QB 641, [1962] 2 All ER 673; Trow v Ind Coope (West Midlands) Ltd [1967] 2 QB 899 at 909, [1967] 2 All ER 900, CA.

External links

  • The Landlord and Tenant Act 1988, as amended from the National Archives.
  • The Landlord and Tenant Act 1988, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
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