Mobile Homes Act 1983

[F1 2A Power to amend implied terms E+W

(1) The appropriate national authority may by order make such amendments of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act as the authority considers appropriate.

(2) An order under this section—

(a) shall be made by statutory instrument;

(b) may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas;

(c) may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional or saving provisions as the authority making the order considers appropriate.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2), an order under this section may—

(a) make provision for or in connection with the determination by the court [F2 or a tribunal] of such questions, or the making by the court [F2 or a tribunal] of such orders, as are specified in the order;

(b) make such amendments of any provision of this Act as the authority making the order considers appropriate in consequence of any amendment made by the order in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1.

(4) The first order made under this section in relation to England or Wales respectively may provide for all or any of its provisions to apply in relation to agreements to which this Act applies that were made at any time before the day on which the order comes into force (as well as in relation to such agreements made on or after that day).

(5) No order may be made by the appropriate national authority under this section unless the authority has consulted—

(a) such organisations as appear to it to be representative of interests substantially affected by the order; and

(b) such other persons as it considers appropriate.

(6) No order may be made by the Secretary of State under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 2A inserted (E.W.) (18.11.2004) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 208(1), 270(2)(a) (with s. 208(2))

F2 Words in s. 2A(3)(a) inserted (E.) (30.4.2011) by The Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1005), arts. 1(1), 3(4) and (W.) (21.3.2012) by The Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (Wales) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/899), arts. 1(1), 3(4) (with art. 5)