Section 3B of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Application of Act to dwellings referred to in section 3(4): supplemental provisions
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 1 – Preliminary and General
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
For the purposes of the application of this Act to a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4) (inserted by section 3 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015)—
(a) a reference in Part 4 to a "continuous period of 6 months", means a continuous period of 6 months that commences on or after the commencement of section 3(4),
(b) a reference in this Act to "relevant date" shall be construed as meaning the date on which section 3(4) of the Act is commenced,
(c) the ground specified in paragraph 4 of the Table to section 34 shall not apply in respect of the termination of a tenancy in respect of a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4),
(d) section 50(7) shall not apply to a licensee of a tenant, or multiple tenants, referred to in section 50(7) of a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4),
(e) sections 19, 20, 21 and 22 shall not apply to a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4), and
(f) section 139 shall not apply in respect of a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4).
Provisions referred to
- Section 3Application of Act
- Section 19Setting of rent above market rent prohibited
- Section 20Frequency with which rent reviews may occur
- Section 21Right to review of rent where none provided
- Section 22Tenant to be notified of new rent
- Section 34Grounds for termination by landlord
- Section 50Entitlement of multiple occupant to benefit from Part 4 tenancy
- Section 139Updating of particulars entered in the register
Provisions referring to this one
- Section 3Application of Act
- Section 5“relevant date”, “landlord”, “tenant”, “lease”, etc
- Section 27Periods of occupancy before relevant date to be disregarded
- Section 50Entitlement of multiple occupant to benefit from Part 4 tenancy
Other provisions in this part
- Section 1Short title
- Section 2Commencement
- Section 3Application of Act
- Section 3ARestrictions on sub-letting and assignment of tenancy for dwellings referred to in…
- Section 3CNotification to Minister of designations
- Section 4Interpretation generally
- Section 5“relevant date”, “landlord”, “tenant”, “lease”, etc
- Section 6Service of notices
- Section 7Service or giving of notice on behalf of another
- Section 8Regulations and orders
- Section 9Offences
- Section 10Repeal and revocation
- Section 11Expenses