9Meaning of *renewal* of a lease

9 Meaning of *renewal* of a lease (1) In this Act, the ***renewal*** of a retail premises lease means the renewal of the lease— (a) under an option granted under the lease for a further term; or S. 9(1)(b) amended by No. 82/2005 s. 8. (b) under an agreement to renew the lease on substantially the same terms and conditions, except as to rent, for a further term entered into by all of the parties to the lease. (2) However, if— (a) after a retail premises lease expires, there is a break in the tenant's possession of the premises; and (b) the tenant resumes possession of the premises for a further term (whether or not on the same terms and conditions as under the expired lease)— the resumption of possession of the premises is taken not to be a renewal of the expired lease and is instead taken to be the entering into of a new lease for the purposes of this Act. (3) The renewal of a retail premises lease is not to be taken to be the entering into of a retail premises lease for the purposes of section 17 (landlord's disclosure statement).