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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
88AWhere drug premises order made
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88A Where drug premises order made
(1) A landlord of drug premises as defined in section 11A of the Misuse
of Drugs Act 1990 may terminate a tenancy in respect of the
premises by 14 days notice to the tenant in accordance with
section 101 of this Act.
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(2) Subsection (1) applies to an agreement to permit a person to reside
on residential premises in relation to which a drug premises order is
in force, although the agreement is not a tenancy agreement within
the meaning of this Act, as if:
(a) each resident of the premises is a tenant within the meaning
of this Act; and
(b) the landlord is a landlord within the meaning of this Act; and
(c) the agreement under which the person is resident in the
premises is a tenancy agreement under this Act.
(3) Divisions 5, 6 and 7 of Part 11 and sections 154 and 155 apply in
relation to a notice issued under subsection (1) in respect of
premises to which an agreement referred to in subsection (2)
relates.
(4) An agreement referred to in subsection (2) includes a lease in
relation to which the Tenancy Act 1979 continues to apply by virtue
of section 160(2).