[F145 Disposals in relation to which ss. 46 to 51 apply, etc. payable after disposal of houseE+W
(1)The following provisions of this Part down to section 51 (restrictions on, and provision of information about, services charges) apply where—
[F2(a)the freehold of a house has been conveyed by a public sector authority; and
(b)the conveyance enabled the vendor to recover from the purchaser a service charge.]
(2)In subsection (1)(a)—
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F3“public sector authority” means—
a local authority,
a new town corporation,
an urban development corporation,
[F4a housing action trust]
the Development Board for Rural Wales,
[F5Corporation]
a registered housing association.
(3)The following provisions—
section 170 (power of Secretary of State to given assistance in connection with legal proceedings), and
section 181 (jurisdiction of county court),
apply to proceedings and questions arising under this section and sections 46 to 51 as they apply to proceedings and questions arising under Part V (the right to buy).]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 45, 47, 48, 50, 51 repealed in relation to dwellings let on long leases by Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31, SIF 75:1), s. 41(2)
F2S. 45(1)(a)(b) substituted for s. 45(1)(a)–(c) by Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31, SIF 75:1), s. 61(1), Sch. 4 para. 4(a)
F3Words repealed by Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31, SIF 75:1), s. 61(1)(2), Sch. 4 para. 4(b), Sch. 5
F4Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 79(11)
F5Words substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. II para. 106
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 45-51 extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39, 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 21(b) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))
C2Ss. 43, 44, 45 amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 paras. 22 and 23 as substituted by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(3)
C3Ss. 45-51 modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 8(b)
C4S. 45(2) (previously 45(2)(b)) explained by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(3)