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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory provisions

    1. 1.Overview

    2. 2.“Rent” and “business tenancy”

    3. 3.“Protected rent debt”

    4. 4.“Adversely affected by coronavirus”

    5. 5.“Protected period”

    6. 6.“The matter of relief from payment”

  3. PART 2 Arbitration

    1. Approved arbitration bodies

      1. 7.Approval of arbitration bodies

      2. 8.Functions of approved arbitration bodies

    2. References to arbitration by tenant or landlord

      1. 9.Period for making a reference to arbitration

      2. 10.Requirements for making a reference to arbitration

    3. Proposals for resolving the matter of relief from payment

      1. 11.Proposals for resolving the matter of relief from payment

      2. 12.Written statements

    4. Arbitration awards

      1. 13.Arbitration awards available

      2. 14.Arbitrator’s award on the matter of relief from payment

      3. 15.Arbitrator’s principles

      4. 16.Arbitrator: assessment of “viability” and “solvency”

      5. 17.Timing of arbitrator’s award

      6. 18.Publication of award

    5. Arbitration fees and oral hearings

      1. 19.Arbitration fees and expenses

      2. 20.Oral hearings

    6. Guidance

      1. 21.Guidance

    7. Modification of Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996

      1. 22.Modification of Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996

  4. PART 3 Moratorium on certain remedies and insolvency arrangements

    1. 23.Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts

    2. 24.Alteration of moratorium period

    3. 25.Temporary restriction on initiating certain insolvency arrangements

    4. 26.Temporary restriction on initiating arbitration proceedings

    5. 27.Temporary restriction on winding-up petitions and petitions for bankruptcy orders

  5. PART 4 Final provisions

    1. 28.Power to apply Act in relation to future periods of coronavirus control

    2. 29.Concurrent power for Welsh Ministers to apply moratorium provisions again

    3. 30.Crown application

    4. 31.Extent, commencement and short title

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Modifications of the Arbitration Act 1996 in relation to arbitrations under this Act

      1. 1.Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in...

      2. 2.Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in...

      3. 3.The modifications under paragraphs 1 and 2 are without prejudice...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts

      1. 1.Preliminary: interpretation

      2. 2.Making a debt claim

      3. 3.Debt claims made before the day on which this Act is passed

      4. 4.Using CRAR (the commercial rent arrears recovery power)

      5. 5.Enforcing a right of re-entry or forfeiture

      6. 6.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a superior landlord enforces,...

      7. 7.Using landlord’s right to appropriate rent

      8. 8.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to any payment of...

      9. 9.Using tenant’s deposit to apply towards unpaid rent debt

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Winding-up and bankruptcy petitions

      1. 1.Prohibition on presenting a winding-up petition solely in relation to a protected rent debt

      2. 2.Prohibition on presenting a bankruptcy order petition in relation to a protected rent debt

      3. 3.Bankruptcy orders made before the day on which this Act is passed

      4. 4.Interpretation

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