Part 3: Moratorium on Certain Remedies and Insolvency Arrangements Section 23: Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts
This section introduces Schedule 2, which establishes several provisions to prevent a landlord from taking certain remedies during "the moratorium period" (as defined in subsection (2)) with relation to protected rent debt. The restricted remedies are set out in subsection (1).
	Schedule 2 also makes provision relating to the landlord’s right to appropriate rent during the moratorium period. This means that if the landlord exercises their right to appropriate rent, the payment must be used towards unprotected rent debt before being used towards protected rent debt. Schedule 2 also makes provision relating to debt claims issued before the Act was passed but after 10 November 2021, the date in an announcement of the policy; and for the appropriation of rent debt before the Act was passed.
	Subsection (2) defines "the moratorium period" for this purpose. This period begins on the day on which this Act was passed and ends either within six months beginning with that day if the matter is not referred to arbitration (unless this period is extended); or when the arbitration concludes, if the matter is referred to arbitration.
	Subsection (3) provides that the six-month moratorium period where a matter is not referred to arbitration, can be extended by regulations made under section 24.
	Subsection (4) provides the circumstances when an arbitration is concluded for the purposes of subsection (2)(b). Arbitration is concluded when either the proceedings are abandoned or withdrawn with the agreement of both parties; or the time period for appealing the decision of the arbitrator expires after an arbitration award without an appeal being brought; or any appeal brought within that period is finally determined, abandoned or withdrawn.
	As set out in clause 14, an amount payable under an award is treated as rent payable under the tenancy. Therefore, if an arbitration award is made with which the tenant does not comply, remedies may be exercised in the same way as with other unpaid rent under the lease.
	The use of "arbitration" in this section means arbitration provided for by Part 2 of the Act.