18Rent reduction and relief from compliance with conditions

18 Rent reduction and relief from compliance with conditions

(1) The Minister may, for any period, approve: (a) the reduction of the rent payable under a lease or a tenancy, or of the amount payable for any occupation of land; or (b) the grant of relief, to a lessee, tenant or occupier of land, from compliance, wholly or in part, with any covenant or condition to which his or her lease, tenancy or occupation is subject; and the liability and obligation of the lessee, tenant or occupier under the lease or tenancy or for his or her occupation is, in relation to that period, discharged to the extent of the reduction or the grant of relief. (2) A grant of relief approved under subsection (1) may be absolute or subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit. (3) Except where section 19 applies, the Minister must send by post or deliver to the lessee, tenant or occupier, notice in writing specifying the reduction or the grant of relief approved by the Minister.