S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2021 No. 564  LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND  The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection  from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations  2021  The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes the following  Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(2), 13(1) and 14(1) of Schedule  29 to the Coronavirus Act 2020( a ).  1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies:  Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.  2. — (1) Schedule 29 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 is amended as follows.  (2) In paragraph 1(1)(b)(i) (end of the relevant period in relation to England) for “31 May 2021”  substitute “30 September 2021”.  (3) In paragraph 2(2)(b) (modification of section 5(1) of the Protection from Eviction Act  1977( b ): the relevant notice period for Rent Act notices to quit)—  (a) in sub-paragraph (i) for “more than six months’” substitute “ four months’ or more”,  (b) in sub-paragraph (ii) for “three months, and” substitute “four weeks”,  (c) for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—  “(iii) where sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply and—  (aa)  the circumstance specified in Case 1 in Schedule 15 to that Act applies  (provided that no other circumstance specified in that Schedule  applies),  (2) These Regulations come into force on 31st May 2021.  (3) Regulations 2(3) to (11) and 3 take effect on 1st June 2021.  Amendment of Schedule 29 to the Coronavirus Act 2020  Citation, commencement and taking effect  ( a ) 2020 c. 7. The powers conferred by paragraphs 1(2), 13(1) and 14(1) of Schedule 29 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 are  exercisable in England by the Secretary of State. For the definition of “relevant national authority” see paragraph 1(3)(a) of  Schedule 29 to that Act. Schedule 29 was amended by S.I. 2020/914, regulation 2 of which suspended the operation of  certain notice periods in Schedule 29 to the Coronavirus Act, S.I. 2020/924 and 2021/284. ( b ) 1977 c. 443. Section 5 was amended by section 32(1) of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50).  Made  -  -  -  -  11th May 2021  Laid before Parliament  12th May 2021  Coming into force -  -  31st May 2021 