PART 3Written request to an owner or tenant under section 56 of the Act
Written request to an owner or tenant under section 56 of the Act5
A written request—
a
to the owner of the land for the purpose of section 56(3)(a) of the Act (right to buy: Ministers’ decision on application), or
b
to the tenant for the purpose of section 56(7)(a) of the Act,
must be in the form specified in schedule 2.
Response from the owner of the land6
A response from the owner of the land to a request sent for the purpose of section 56(3)(a) of the Act must be in the form specified in Part B of schedule 2.
Circumstances in which the owner of the land is taken not to have responded or agreed to the request7
1
The owner of the land is to be taken—
a
not to have responded to a request sent for the purpose of section 56(3)(a) of the Act in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2), or
b
not to have agreed to a request sent for the purpose of section 56(3)(a) of the Act in the circumstances specified in paragraph (3).
2
The owner of the land is taken not to have responded to a request if they have not returned Part B of the form in schedule 2 to the Part 5 community body within the period of 6 months beginning on the date of receipt of Part A of the form in schedule 2.
3
The owner of the land is taken not to have agreed to a request if—
a
they have chosen Option 2 or Option 3 in Part B of the form in schedule 2,
b
they have chosen Option 1 in Part B of the form in schedule 2, but within the period of 6 months beginning on the date of receipt of Part A of the form in that schedule they have not concluded missives with the Part 5 community body or, as the case may be, the third party purchaser or,
c
they have left Part B of the form in schedule 2 blank or spoiled it.