Retail Leases Act 2003

Despite the repeal of the Retail Tenancies Reform Act 1998 but subject to Part 10 of this Act, that Act continues to apply, and from 1 November 2003 applies as amended by Part 12 of this Act, to a retail premises lease to which it applied immediately before its repeal.

However, if proceedings under Part 3 of the Retail Tenancies Reform Act 1998 have been commenced but are not completed before that Act is repealed, Part 3 of that Act continues to apply to those proceedings despite that repeal and despite Part 10 of this Act.

Sections 39 and 52 of the Retail Tenancies Reform Act 1998, as in force immediately before the repeal of that Act, continue to have effect despite that repeal.

For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that the effect of section 4(1) of the Retail Tenancies Reform Act 1998 is, and always has been, to apply that Act to a retail premises lease within the meaning of that Act that was entered into on or after 1 July 1998 including one entered into under an option provided under such a lease that was entered into before that date.