Point in time view as at 01/10/1996.
Housing Act 1996, Paragraph 3 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
3(1)Section 9 (the reversioner and other relevant landlords) shall be amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1), after “any premises” there shall be inserted “ the freehold of the whole of which is owned by the same person ”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)after “such claim” there shall be inserted “ as is mentioned in subsection (1) ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), after “premises,” there shall be inserted “ every person who owns any freehold interest which it is proposed to acquire by virtue of section 1(2)(a), ”.
(4)After that subsection there shall be inserted—
“(2A)In the case of any claim to exercise the right to collective enfranchisement in relation to any premises the freehold of the whole of which is not owned by the same person—
(a)the reversioner in respect of the premises shall for the purposes of this Chapter be the person identified as such by Part IA of Schedule 1 to this Act, and
(b)every person who owns a freehold interest in the premises, every person who owns any freehold interest which it is proposed to acquire by virtue of section 1(2)(a), and every person who owns any leasehold interest which it is proposed to acquire under or by virtue of section 2(1)(a) or (b), shall be a relevant landlord for those purposes.”.
(5)In subsection (3), after “subsection (2)” there shall be inserted “ or (2A) ”.
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