PART 10 S Agricultural holdings

CHAPTER 2 S Repairing tenancies

Prospective

96 Repairing tenancies: resumption of land by landlord S

(1) The 2003 Act is amended as follows.

(2) After section 17 insert—

“17A Resumption of land by landlord: repairing tenancies

(1) Until 5 years have elapsed from the date of expiry of the repairing period, the landlord may not resume the land or any part of the land comprised in the lease constituting the repairing tenancy.

(2) After 5 years have elapsed from the date of expiry of the repairing period, section 17 applies to the resumption of the land or any part of the land comprised in a lease constituting a repairing tenancy as it applies to the resumption of the land or any part of the land comprised in a lease constituting a limited duration tenancy or a modern limited duration tenancy.”.