UK Act of Parliament 2022 c. 12 United Kingdom

Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord8 Director or Officer1

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Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

31 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Overview (opens in a new tab)
s.002 “Rent” and “business tenancy” (opens in a new tab)
s.003 “Protected rent debt” (opens in a new tab)
s.004 “Adversely affected by coronavirus” (opens in a new tab)
s.005 “Protected period” (opens in a new tab)
s.006 “The matter of relief from payment” (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Approval of arbitration bodies (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Functions of approved arbitration bodies (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Period for making a reference to arbitration (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Requirements for making a reference to arbitration (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Proposals for resolving the matter of relief from payment (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Written statements (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Arbitration awards available (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Arbitrator’s award on the matter of relief from payment (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Arbitrator’s principles (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Arbitrator: assessment of “viability” and “solvency” (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Timing of arbitrator’s award (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Publication of award (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Arbitration fees and expenses (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Oral hearings (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Guidance (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Modification of Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Alteration of moratorium period (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Temporary restriction on initiating certain insolvency arrangements (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Temporary restriction on initiating arbitration proceedings (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Temporary restriction on winding-up petitions and petitions for bankruptcy orders (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Power to apply Act in relation to future periods of coronavirus control (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Concurrent power for Welsh Ministers to apply moratorium provisions again (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Crown application (opens in a new tab)
s.031 Extent, commencement and short title (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

9 of 16 shown
s.sch002 Making a debt claim Regulated
  • Do not enforce protected rent debt during the moratorium periodLandlord
s.sch002 Using CRAR (the commercial rent arrears recovery power) Regulated
  • Landlord cannot use CRAR to recover protected rent debts during moratoriumLandlord
s.sch002 Enforcing a right of re-entry or forfeiture Regulated
  • Landlord cannot evict for non-payment of protected rent debt during moratoriumLandlord
s.sch002 Using landlord’s right to appropriate rent Regulated
  • Apply tenant rent payments to unprotected coronavirus rent debts firstLandlord
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to any payment of... Regulated
  • Apply rent payments to unprotected debt first during moratorium periodLandlord
s.sch002 Using tenant’s deposit to apply towards unpaid rent debt Regulated
  • Do not use tenant’s deposit to recover unpaid rent during moratoriumLandlord
s.sch003 Prohibition on presenting a winding-up petition solely in relation to a protected rent debt Regulated
  • Do not present winding-up petition for protected rent debt during moratoriumLandlord
s.sch003 Prohibition on presenting a bankruptcy order petition in relation to a protected rent debt Regulated
  • Landlord must not start bankruptcy against individual tenant for protected COVID rent debtLandlord
s.sch003 Bankruptcy orders made before the day on which this Act is passed Regulated
  • Trustee/official receiver must refer void bankruptcy orders to courtDirector or Officer
7 other schedules
s.sch001 Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in...
s.sch001 Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in...
s.sch001 The modifications under paragraphs 1 and 2 are without prejudice...
s.sch002 Preliminary: interpretation
s.sch002 Debt claims made before the day on which this Act is passed
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a superior landlord enforces,...
s.sch003 Interpretation

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