SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES

Meaning of “recognised tenants’ association”

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1

Section 29 of the 1985 Act shall be amended as follows.

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).