The power in this section will allow the Secretary of State to make changes to other legislation and the effect of private legal instruments to reflect changes made by Part 1 Chapter 1 of the Act. For example, some legislation only applies to assured shorthold tenancies, which the Act will abolish as a category, rather than to other forms of assured tenancy. It may not be appropriate in each case to transpose all existing rights and duties applicable to assured shorthold tenancies to all assured tenancies in the future. Private legal instruments, such as mortgages, leases or insurance contracts may also contain references to assured shorthold tenancies, or other obsolete terms, and their effect may need amending to reflect changes made by the Act.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 1: Assured Tenancies Section 30: Powers of Secretary of State in connection with Chapter 1 Proposed use of power