Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015
Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2000 | ||
14. Section 6 of the Act of 2000 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (1)(c), by the substitution of “subject to subsection (1A), providing accommodation” for “providing accommodation”, | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A) Subsection (1)(c) is without prejudice to— | ||
(a) any enactment or rule of law regulating the provision of accommodation, or | ||
(b) the right of a person providing accommodation to make it a condition of the provision of that accommodation that rent supplement is paid directly to that person.”, | ||
and | ||
(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7): | ||
“(8) In this section, ‘rent supplement’ means a payment made under section 198 (3) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 towards the amount of rent payable by a person in respect of his or her residence.”. |