Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026
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Amendment of section 4(1) of Principal Act | ||
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4. Section 4(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following definitions: | ||
“ ‘BER’ has the same meaning as it has in the European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 243 of 2012 ); | ||
‘floor area’ means— | ||
(a) in the case of a dwelling to which the European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 243 of 2012 ) apply, the floor area recorded in respect of the dwelling on the BER register on the basis of a BER assessment in accordance with those Regulations, and | ||
(b) in any other case, the floor area within the meaning of Article 6 of the Building Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 497 of 1997 ); | ||
‘personal public service number’ means a number allocated and issued in accordance with section 262 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 ; | ||
‘postcode’ means postcode within the meaning of section 66 of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 ; | ||
‘registered number’, in relation to a company, means the number assigned to the company in the register kept by the Registrar of Companies under section 887 (2) of the Companies Act 2014 ; | ||
‘tax reference number’ means the reference number stated on any return of income, form or notice of assessment issued to the company or other body corporate concerned by the Revenue Commissioners; | ||
‘tenancy of minimum duration’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 35B(1);”. |