Prohibitions etc applying to landlords and letting agents
3Prohibited and permitted payments
1
For the purposes of this Act a payment is a prohibited payment unless it is a permitted payment by virtue of Schedule 1.
2
The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument amend Schedule 1 by adding, modifying or removing a reference to a permitted payment.
3
The power in subsection (2) does not extend to removing rent from the categories of payment which are permitted payments under this Act.
4
Regulations under this section—
a
may make different provision for different purposes;
b
may make supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
5
Subject to subsection (6), a statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
6
Subsection (5) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing only regulations under this section which amend the amount for the time being set out in paragraph 6(2)(a) of Schedule 1 (maximum amount of permitted payment on variation, assignment or novation of a tenancy) for the purposes only of reflecting changes in the value of money.
7
A statutory instrument to which subsection (6) applies is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.