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Version date: 25 April 2013 - onwards

83. Redress schemes: lettings agency work

(1) The Secretary of State may by order require persons who engage in lettings agency work to be members of a redress scheme for dealing with complaints in connection with that work which is either -

(a) a redress scheme approved by the Secretary of State, or

(b) a government administered redress scheme.

(2) A "redress scheme" is a scheme which provides for complaints against members of the scheme to be investigated and determined by an independent person.

(3) A "government administered redress scheme" means a redress scheme which is -

(a) administered by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and

(b) designated for the purposes of the order by the Secretary of State.

(4) The order may provide for the duty mentioned in subsection (1) to apply -

(a) only to specified descriptions of persons who engage in lettings agency work;

(b) only in relation to specified descriptions of such work.

(5) The order may also provide for the duty not to apply in relation to complaints of any specified description (which may be framed by reference to a description of person making a complaint).