10(1)Section 29 of the 1985 Act shall be amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1), for “tenants of flats in a building” substitute “ qualifying tenants (whether with or without other tenants) ”.
(3)In subsection (4), for “the building is situated” substitute “ the dwellings let to the qualifying tenants are situated, and for the purposes of this section a number of tenants are qualifying tenants if each of them may be required under the terms of his lease to contribute to the same costs by the payment of a service charge. ”
(4)For subsection (5) substitute—
“(5)The Secretary of State may by regulations specify—
(a)the procedure which is to be followed in connection with an application for, or for the cancellation of, a certificate under subsection (1)(b);
(b)the matters to which regard is to be had in giving or cancelling such a certificate;
(c)the duration of such a certificate; and
(d)any circumstances in which a certificate is not to be given under subsection (1)(b).”