Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

13 Joint unit-holders E+W

(1) Two or more persons are joint unit-holders of a commonhold unit if they are entitled to be registered as proprietors of the freehold estate in the unit (whether or not they are registered).

(2) In the application of the following provisions to a unit with joint unit-holders a reference to a unit-holder is a reference to the joint unit-holders together—

(a) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) section 15(1)F2 . . . ,

(c) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) section 20(1),

(e) section 23(1),

(f) section 35(1)(b), [F3 and]

(g) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(h) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(i) section 47(2).

(3) In the application of the following provisions to a unit with joint unit-holders a reference to a unit-holder includes a reference to each joint unit-holder and to the joint unit-holders together—

(a) section 1(1)(c),

[F4 (aa) section 14(3),

(ab) section 15(3),]

(b) section 16,

[F5 (ba) section 19(2) and (3),]

(c) section 31(1)(b), (3)(b), (5)(j) and (7),

(d) section 32(4)(a) and (c),

(e) section 35(1)(a), (2) and (3),

(f) section 37(2),

[F6 (fa) section 38(1),

[F7 (faa) section 38A(1),]

(fb) section 39(2),]

(g) section 40(1), and

(h) section 58(3)(a).

(4) Regulations under this Part which refer to a unit-holder shall make provision for the construction of the reference in the case of joint unit-holders.

(5) Regulations may amend subsection (2) or (3).

(6) Regulations may make provision for the construction in the case of joint unit-holders of a reference to a unit-holder in—

(a) an enactment,

(b) a commonhold community statement,

(c) the [F8 articles of association] of a commonhold association, or

(d) another document.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 13(2)(a)(c)(g)(h) omitted (27.9.2004) by virtue of The Commonhold Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1829), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)

F2 Words in s. 13(2)(b) omitted (27.9.2004) by virtue of The Commonhold Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1829), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)

F3 Word in s. 13(2)(c) inserted (27.9.2004) by The Commonhold Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1829), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(c)

F4 S. 13(3)(aa)(ab) inserted (27.9.2004) by The Commonhold Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1829), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a)

F5 S. 13(3)(ba) inserted (27.9.2004) by The Commonhold Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1829), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b)

F6 S. 13(3)(fa)(fb) inserted (27.9.2004) by The Commonhold Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1829), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(c)

F7 S. 13(3)(faa) inserted (28.4.2022 for specified purposes, 6.4.2023 in so far as not already in force) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 114(2), 170(2) (with s. 164); S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(z11)

F8 Words in s. 13(6)(c) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), Sch. 1 para. 194(5) (with art. 10)