Part 10: Letting by Local Authorities of Vacant High-street premises Procedure for letting Section 205: Terms of contract for tenancy Effect
Subsection (1) is self-explanatory.
	Subsections (2) – (4) sets out certain matters the contract must or may include, such as the terms of the tenancy. It also sets out other matters which the contract may include, such as works to be carried out by the landlord or the tenant before the term of the tenancy begins (referred to as ‘pre-tenancy works’). These works can be inside or outside the premises. The contract may also make provision for the remedies available to the tenant if the landlord fails to carry out any Pre-tenancy works.
	Subsection (5) provides a definition of "pre-tenancy works".
	Subsection (6) gives the Secretary of State the power through regulations to make further provision about the terms of the contract and, in making the regulations, subsection (7) requires the Secretary of State to have regard to the terms on which contracts for the grant of short-term tenancies are typically entered into on a commercial basis.
	Subsection (8) imposes a requirement on local authorities to have regard to representations made by the landlord in deciding the terms of the contract (so far as the local authority has a discretion to do so).
	Subsection (9) provides definitions which are used in this section.