162Transitional matters relating to security deposits

162 Transitional matters relating to security deposits (1) If before the commencement day a lessee had demanded under the Tenancy Act the reimbursement of a security deposit in relation to a lease and the matter had not been referred to the Commissioner under section 39 of that Act: (a) the lessor is to refer the matter to the Commissioner within the meaning of this Act; and (b) the matter is to be dealt with by the Commissioner within the meaning of this Act as if the reference was an application under section 126 of this Act, except that the Commissioner may only make an order of the kind specified in section 39(8) of the Tenancy Act. (2) If before the commencement day a matter relating to the reimbursement of a security deposit in relation to a lease had been referred to the Commissioner under section 39(6) of the

Residential Tenancies Act 1999 101 Tenancy Act and not finally determined, the matter is to be dealt with by the Commissioner as if this Act and the amendments to that Act had never come into operation.