Amendments made: 121, in schedule 8, page 132, line 9, at end insert—

“13A The LTA 1985 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 14 to 14B.”

This amendment is consequential on Amendment 123.

Amendment 122, in schedule 8, page 132, line 10, leave out “of the LTA 1985”.

This amendment is consequential on Amendment 121.

Amendment 123, in schedule 8, page 132, line 18, at end insert—

“14A In section 26 (exception for tenants of certain public authorities)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the words from ‘Sections 18 to 25’ to ‘do not apply’ substitute ‘Sections 18 to 25A do not apply’;

(ii) for ‘, in which case sections 18 to 24 apply but section 25 (offence of failure to comply) does not’ substitute ‘(but see subsection (1A));

(b) after subsection (1) insert—

‘(1A) The following sections do not apply to a service charge payable by a tenant under a long tenancy of a landlord referred to in subsection (1)—

(a) section 20H (right to claim where excluded insurance costs charged);

(b) section 20K (right to claim where costs charged in breach of section 20J);

(c) section 25A (enforcement of duties relating to service charges).’

14B In section 27 (exception for rent registered and not entered as variable), for the words from

‘Sections 18 to 25’ to ‘do not apply’ substitute ‘Sections 18 to 25A do not apply’”.

This amendment would consolidate the consequential amendments to section 26 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 required by virtue of clauses 30 and 31 and NC7 into a single paragraph of Schedule 8.

Amendment 124, in schedule 8, page 132, line 21, leave out “Landlord and Tenant Act” and insert “LTA”.

This amendment is consequential on Amendments 47 and 54.

Amendment 125, in schedule 8, page 132, line 35, at end insert—

“(ca) in section 160 (third parties with management responsibilities), omit subsection (4)(d);”.

This amendment is consequential on NC8.

Amendment 126, in schedule 8, page 133, line 22, after “(anaw 7),” insert

“in the English language text and in the Welsh language text,”.—(Lee Rowley.)

This amendment would clarify that section 128 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 is to be repealed in both the English and Welsh language texts of that Act.

Schedule 8, as amended, agreed to.