Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act 1920
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the Law with respect to the increase of rent and recovery of possession of premises in certain cases, and the increase of the rate of interest on, and the calling in of securities on such premises, and for purposes in connection therewith. |
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| Citation | 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 17 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 July 1920 |
| Commencement | 2 July 1920[b] |
| Repealed |
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| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 17) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended enactments relating to the increase of rent and the rate of interest on mortgages on residential premises in the United Kingdom.
Repealed enactments
Section 19(3) of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.[1]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 97 | Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Act 1915 | The whole act. |
| 7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 25 | Courts (Emergency Powers) Act 1917 | Ss. 4, 5 and 7. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 7 | Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act 1919 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 90 | Increase of Rent, &c. (Amendment) Act 1919 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 117(5) of, and schedule 17 to, the Rent Act 1968 (c. 23), which came into force on 8 June 1968.[2]
The whole act was repealed for Scotland by section 135(5) of, and schedule 20 to, the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 28), which came into force on 12 August 1971.[3]
The whole act was repealed for Northern Ireland by Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (SI 1978/1050), which came into force on 1 October 1978.[4]