Seanad amendment No. 53: Section 17: In page 16, after line 42, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 66 of Principal Act 19. (1) Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) by substituting the following Table for Table 1: “TABLE 1 Termination by LandlordDuration of Tenancy (1)Notice Period (2)Less than 6 months28 days6 or more months but less than 1 year35 days1 year or more but less than 2 years42 days2 years or more but less than 3 years56 days3 years or more but less than 4 years84 days4 years or more but less than 5 years112 days5 years or more but less than 6 years140 days6 years or more but less than 7 years168 days7 years or more but less than 8 years196 days8 or more years224 days”, and (b) by substituting the following Table for Table 2: “TABLE 2 Termination by TenantDuration of Tenancy (1)Notice Period (2)Less than 6 months28 days6 or more months but less than 1 year35 days1 year or more but less than 2 years42 days2 years or more but less than 4 years56 days4 years or more but less than 8 years84 days8 or more years112 days”.(2) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of subsection (1), a period of notice was specified in a notice of termination in respect of a tenancy to which section 66 of the Principal Act applies but that period had not expired, notwithstanding the amendments to section 66 of the Principal Act made by subsection (1), the periods of notice specified in the Tables to that section before those amendments were made shall continue to apply in respect of the notice of termination concerned as if those amendments had not been made.”.

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