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Part 9E+WGeneral

120Interpretation of references to other ActsE+W

In this Act—

  • the BSA 2022” means the Building Safety Act 2022;

  • the CLRA 2002” means the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002;

  • the LRA 1967” means the Leasehold Reform Act 1967;

  • the LRHUDA 1993” means the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993;

  • the LR(GR)A 2022” means the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022;

  • the LTA 1985” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985;

  • the LTA 1987” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987;

  • the RA 1977” means the Rentcharges Act 1977.

Commencement Information

I1S. 120 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 124(1)

121Power to make consequential provisionE+W

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision that is consequential on this Act.

(2)Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke provision made by or under—

(a)an Act of Parliament passed before, or in the same Session as, this Act, or

(b)this Act.

(3)A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) regulations under this section that amend or repeal provision made by an Act of Parliament is subject to the affirmative procedure.

(4)Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to the negative procedure.

Commencement Information

I2S. 121 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 124(1)

122RegulationsE+W

(1)A power to make regulations under any provision of this Act includes power to make—

(a)consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision;

(b)different provision for different purposes.

(2)A power to make regulations under Part 6 also includes power to make different provision for different areas.

(3)Regulations under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.

(4)In this Act, if a statutory instrument is “subject to the affirmative procedure” it may not be made unless—

(a)where it contains (whether alone or with other provision) regulations made by the Secretary of State, a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;

(b)where it contains (whether alone or with other provision) regulations made by the Welsh Ministers, a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.

(5)In this Act, if a statutory instrument is “subject to the negative procedure” it is—

(a)where it contains regulations made by the Secretary of State, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;

(b)where it contains regulations made by the Welsh Ministers, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.

(6)If a draft of a statutory instrument containing regulations under Part 6 would, apart from this subsection, be treated for the purposes of the standing orders of either House of Parliament as a hybrid instrument, it is to proceed in that House as if it were not a hybrid instrument.

(7)This section does not apply to regulations under section 124.

Commencement Information

I3S. 122 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 124(1)

123ExtentE+W

(1)This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject to subsection (2).

(2)Section 23(5) extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I4S. 123 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 124(1)

124CommencementE+W

(1)This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(2)The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)section 113 (regulation of remedies for rentcharge arrears);

(b)section 117 (recovery of legal costs etc through service charge);

(c)section 118 (repeal of section 125 of the BSA 2022);

(d)section 119 (higher-risk and relevant buildings: notifications in connection with insolvency).

(3)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.

(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(5)The power to make regulations under this section includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

(6)Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

Commencement Information

I5S. 124 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 124(1)

125Short titleE+W

This Act may be cited as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Commencement Information

I6S. 125 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 124(1)

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