Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

Consequential amendments to the LRA 1967

13 In section 29 (reservation of future right to develop)—

(a) for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5) For the purposes of this section “local authority” means—

(a) the Common Council of the City of London;

(b) any county council, county borough council, borough council or district council;

(c) any joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;

(d) any economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(e) any combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;

(f) any combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

(g) any fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

(h) the London Fire Commissioner;

(i) any police and crime commissioner;

(j) the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime;

(k) any joint board in which all the constituent authorities are local authorities within this subsection.”;

(b) in subsection (6)(b), omit “as defined in section 28(5)(c) above”;

(c) after subsection (6) insert—

“(6ZA) In this section—

(a) “university body” means any university, university college or college of a university;

(b) “college of a university” includes—

(i) in the case of a university organised on a collegiate basis, a constituent college or other society recognised by the university, and

(ii) in the case of London University, a college incorporated in the university or a school of the university;

(c) a university and the colleges of that university are, in relation to each other, “related university bodies”.”;

(d) in subsection (6B)(a), omit “(within the meaning of section 28(6)(b) above)”;

(e) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision (including provision amending this Act) so as to add bodies to those within the meaning of “local authority”.

(10) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”