Schedule 2: Temporary moratorium on enforcement of protected rent debts Debt claims made before the day on which this Act is passed
The use of "arbitration" in this section means arbitration provided for by Part 2 of the Act.
	Paragraph 3 applies to debt claims relating entirely or partly to protected rent debt which were made on or after 10 November 2021, but before the day on which this Act was passed.
	Sub-paragraph (2) states that either the landlord or the tenant can apply for the proceedings on the debt claim to be stayed, so that the payment of the protected rent debt can be resolved through other means. This includes, but is not limited to, arbitration under this Act. Sub-paragraph (3) means that if such an application is made, the court must stay the proceedings.
	If a judgement is made in favour of the landlord during the period set out in paragraph 3(1), then if the judgement debt remains unpaid, the debt (so far as it relates to protected rent debt) can be resolved through arbitration under Part 2 of this Act, or otherwise by negotiation, and the judgement debt may not be enforced until the end of the moratorium period. If relief from payment of a protected rent debt is awarded through arbitration, or otherwise agreed, the effect of the judgement debt is to be altered in line with the award or agreement.
	If the judgement is registered under section 98 of the Courts Act 2003 and relates to protected rent only, then it must be cancelled once the moratorium period has ended, if the court is made aware that relief from payment has been granted.
	"Debt claim" used in this paragraph has the same meaning as it does in paragraph 2.
	"Tenant" is defined to include guarantors, anyone else who is liable on an indemnity basis for payment of rent under a business tenancy, and former tenants who are liable for the payment of rent under a business tenancy. The effect of this is that paragraph 3’s provisions on debt claims issued between 10 November 2021 and the Act’s commencement, apply to claims against tenants; and also against guarantors, including where an indemnity has been provided, and former tenants whether they remain liable under an authorised guarantee agreement or due to privity of contract.