Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (HL Bill 92)

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by Department for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, have been ordered to be published as HL Bill 92—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)
of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill are compatible
with the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    Introductory provisions

    1. 1.Overview

    2. 2.“Rent” and “business tenancy”

    3. 3.“Protected rent debt”

    4. 4.“Adversely affected by coronavirus”

    5. 5.“Protected period”

    6. 6.“The matter of relief from payment”

  2. Part 2

    Arbitration

    1. Approved arbitration bodies

      1. 7.Approval of arbitration bodies

      2. 8.Functions of approved arbitration bodies

    2. References to arbitration by tenant or landlord

    3. 9.Period for making a reference to arbitration

    4. 10.Requirements for making a reference to arbitration

    5. Proposals for resolving the matter of relief from payment

      1. 11.Proposals for resolving the matter of relief from payment

      2. 12.Written statements

    6. Arbitration awards

      1. 13.Arbitration awards available

      2. 14.Arbitrator’s award on the matter of relief from payment

      3. 15.Arbitrator’s principles

      4. 16.Arbitrator: assessment of “viability” and “solvency”

      5. 17.Timing of arbitrator’s award

      6. 18.Publication of award

    7. Arbitration fees and oral hearings

    8. 19.Arbitration fees and expenses

    9. 20.Oral hearings

    10. Guidance

      1. 21.Guidance

    11. Modification of Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996

      1. 22.Modification of Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996

  3. Part 3

    Moratorium on certain remedies and insolvency arrangements

    1. 23.Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts

    2. 24.Temporary restriction on initiating certain insolvency arrangements

    3. 25.Temporary restriction on initiating arbitration proceedings

    4. 26.Temporary restriction on winding-up petitions and petitions for bankruptcy orders

  4. Part 4

    Final provisions

    1. 27.Power to apply Act in relation to future periods of coronavirus control

    2. 28.Crown application

    3. 29.Extent, commencement and short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Modifications of the Arbitration Act 1996 in relation to arbitrations under this Act

    2. Schedule 2

      Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts

    3. Schedule 3

      Winding-up and bankruptcy petitions

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