Section 39 enables the Secretary of State, by way of regulations subject to the affirmative procedure, to extend the protections from rental discrimination given to renters with children or in receipt of benefits in this chapter, to additional cohorts.
	Subsection (1) provides that before making regulations, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that there is "discriminatory rental practice" against that additional cohort which means that they are significantly less likely to enter into a tenancy than other people.
	Subsection (2) sets out what "discriminatory rental practice" means and it is defined in the same way as provided by sections 33 and 34. Subsection (3) defines what being a victim of a discriminatory rental practice means, and regulations made under subsection (1) will set out the detail.
	Subsection (4) provides that regulations under subsection (1) are limited to the "discriminatory rental practice" and describing the new additional cohort being protected.
	Subsection (6) provides that before making regulations under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult, as they consider appropriate, persons from a list of relevant sector stakeholders.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 3: Discrimination in the rental market: England Section 39: Power of the Secretary of State to protect others Effect