Immigration Bill

Page 16, line 34, leave out paragraph (c)

Page 16, line 42, leave out subsection (6)

Page 17, line 27, leave out “(whether or not named in the agreement)” and insert
“(but only if named in the agreement)”

Page 18, line 38, at end insert “when renewing the residential tenancy agreement”

Page 22, line 42, at end insert—

“( )     The Court may extend the period of 28 days where it determines there is
good reason for any delay in bringing an appeal under this section.”

Page 25, line 17, at end insert—

“( )     An order prescribing requirements for the purposes of this Chapter must
prescribe requirements which if complied with by the landlord or agent
will be taken as establishing that an individual is not an adult for the
purposes of this Chapter unless the landlord or agent knew that the
individual was an adult at the time that the residential tenancy agreement
is entered into.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Verifying bodies

(1)     A landlord or agent shall be excused from paying a penalty if an approved
body has complied with the prescribed requirements on behalf of the
landlord and informed the landlord in writing that on the basis of the
documents provided by the landlord or agent to the approved body there
would be no contravention of section 17 by a named individual if he takes
up occupation of premises under a residential tenancy agreement.

(2)     An approved body shall be any person approved by the Secretary of State
for the purposes of carrying out functions under this section.

(3)     Notwithstanding any provisions of any regulations made under this
section the approved body shall not be required to inspect the original of
any document so long as they are provided with a certificate (in such form
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State) signed by the landlord or
agent (or such other persons acting on behalf of the landlord or agent as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of State for these purposes) that it is a
true copy of the document in question.

(4)     Any person who provides a certificate knowing that the same is false or
being reckless as to whether it is false shall be guilty of a summary offence
and liable to a fine under scale 5.

(5)     An approved body shall not be treated as an agent for the purposes of this
Chapter.

(6)     Regulation may be made under this section for the purposes of prescribing
conditions and requirements to be complied with by an approved body in
connection with any functions carried out by them pursuant to this section
or as to the revocation of approval by the Secretary of State for the purposes
of this section.”