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Tenant Fees Act 2019

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24Lead enforcement authority

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(1)In this Act “lead enforcement authority” means—

(a)the Secretary of State, or

(b)a person whom the Secretary of State has arranged to be the lead enforcement authority in accordance with subsection (2).

(2)The Secretary of State may make arrangements for a local weights and measures authority in England to be the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the relevant letting agency legislation instead of the Secretary of State.

(3)The arrangements—

(a)may include provision for payments by the Secretary of State;

(b)may include provision about bringing the arrangements to an end.

(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional or saving provision which applies when there is a change in the lead enforcement authority.

(5)The regulations may relate to a specific change in the lead enforcement authority or to changes that might arise from time to time.

(6)In this Act “the relevant letting agency legislation” means—

(a)this Act,

(b)Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 as it applies in relation to dwelling-houses in England,

(c)an order under section 83(1) or 84(1) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, and

(d)regulations under section 133, 134 or 135 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

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