[F1[F224A Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal.E+W
(1)The jurisdiction conferred by this Part on a leasehold valuation tribunal is exercisable by a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the M1Rent Act 1977 which when so constituted for the purposes of exercising any such jurisdiction shall be known as a leasehold valuation tribunal.
(2)The power to make regulations under section 74(1)(b) of the Rent Act 1977 (procedure of rent assessment committees) extends to prescribing the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceedings before a leasehold valuation tribunal under this Part.
Such regulations are referred to in this Part as “procedure regulations”.
(3)Procedure regulations may, in particular, make provision—
(a)for securing consistency where numerous applications under this Part are or may be brought in respect of the same or substantially the same matters; and
(b)empowering a leasehold valuation tribunal to dismiss an application, in whole or in part, on the ground that it is frivolous or vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the process of the tribunal.
(4)Any order made by a leasehold valuation tribunal under this Part may, with the leave of the court, be enforced in the same way as an order of the county court.
(5)No costs incurred by a party in connection with proceedings under this Part before a leasehold valuation tribunal shall be recoverable by order of any court.
(6)Paragraphs 2, 3 and 7 of Schedule 22 to the M2Housing Act 1980 (supplementary provisions relating to leasehold valuation tribunals: appeals and provision of information) apply to a leasehold valuation tribunal constituted for the purposes of this section.
(7)No appeal shall lie to the Lands Tribunal from a decision of a leasehold valuation tribunal under this Part without the leave of the leasehold valuation tribunal concerned or the Lands Tribunal.
(8)On an appeal to the Lands Tribunal from a decision of a leasehold valuation tribunal under this Part—
(a)the Lands Tribunal may exercise any power available to the leasehold valuation tribunal in relation to the original matter, and
(b)an order of the Lands Tribunal may be enforced in the same way as an order of the leasehold valuation tribunal.]]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 24A inserted (23.8.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.9.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 86(5); S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(1) (with Sch.); S.I. 1997/1851, art. 2(b) (subject to Sch. para. 2)
F2S. 24A repealed (30.9.2003 for E.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 181(1), Sch. 14; S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(c)(iv), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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