Section 59 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Exclusion of existing rules and enactments
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 5 – Tenancy Terminations — Notice Periods and other Procedural Requirements › Chapter 1 – Scope of Part and interpretation provisions
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
Subject to section 60, neither—
(a) any rule of law, nor
(b) provision of any enactment in force immediately before the commencement of this Part,
which applies in relation to the termination of a tenancy (and, in particular, requires a certain period of notice or a period of notice ending on a particular day to be given) shall apply in relation to the termination of a tenancy of a dwelling.
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