Recovery of rent waived by landlord
44.—(1)  Where —
(a)any amount payable under a lease agreement for a prescribed property between a tenant and the tenant’s landlord in a PTO chain of the prescribed property is waived under section 19H(1) of the Act prior to the making of the first amendment regulations; but
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(b)by reason of regulation 4 of the first amendment regulations being deemed to have come into operation on 31 July 2020, the tenant is only entitled under section 19H(1) of the Act to the waiver of an amount that is less than the amount mentioned in paragraph (a),
the difference between the amounts mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) is recoverable from the tenant as a debt due to the landlord with effect from 30 September 2020.
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(2)  Where —
(a)any amount payable under a lease agreement for a prescribed property between a tenant and the tenant’s landlord in a PTO chain of a prescribed property is waived under section 19H(1) of the Act prior to the making of the second amendment regulations; but
(b)by reason of regulations 7 and 8 of the second amendment regulations being deemed to have come into operation on 31 July 2020, the tenant is only entitled under section 19H(1) of the Act to the waiver of an amount that is less than the amount mentioned in sub-paragraph (a),
the difference between the amounts mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) is recoverable from the tenant as a debt due to the landlord with effect from 1 April 2021.
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