Housing Act 1980

8 E+W In Schedule 8 to the 1974 Act (procedure for obtaining reduction of rateable value for purposes of the 1967 Act)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1) (notice to landlord requiring agreement to reduction), for “ subsection (1) of section 1 of this Act” substitute “ section 1 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 ” ;

(b) in paragraph 2(2)(determinations by county court), omit from “ and any such determination” onwards ;

(c) in paragraph 3(2)(a) (valuation officer’s certificate) for “ subsection (1) of section 1 of this Act” substitute “ section 1 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 ”;

(d) after paragraph 3 insert—

“4 Where a notice under paragraph 1 of this Schedule is served on or after 21st December 1979, the tenant shall bear the reasonable costs incurred by the landlord in investigating any matter specified in it.”

(e) in paragraph 2 of the second Form set out in the Schedule, for the words “ Schedule Seven to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967” substitute “ Schedule 8 to the Housing Act 1974 ”, and in paragraph 3 of that Form for “ Seven” substitute “ 8 ”.