SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES
Meaning of “recognised tenants’ association”
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1
Section 29 of the 1985 Act shall be amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), for “tenants of flats in a building” substitute “
qualifying tenants (whether with or without other tenants)
”
.
3
In subsection (4), for “the building is situated” substitute “
the dwellings let to the qualifying tenants are situated, and for the purposes of this section a number of tenants are qualifying tenants if each of them may be required under the terms of his lease to contribute to the same costs by the payment of a service charge.
”
4
For subsection (5) substitute—
5
The Secretary of State may by regulations specify—
a
the procedure which is to be followed in connection with an application for, or for the cancellation of, a certificate under subsection (1)(b);
b
the matters to which regard is to be had in giving or cancelling such a certificate;
c
the duration of such a certificate; and
d
any circumstances in which a certificate is not to be given under subsection (1)(b).