(1)In section 3 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (premises in respect of which the right to collective enfranchisement is exercisable), in subsection (1)(a), the words “and the freehold of the whole of the building or of that part of the building is owned by the same person” shall be omitted.
(2)In section 4 of that Act (premises excluded from the right to collective enfranchisement), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A)Where different persons own the freehold of different parts of premises within subsection (1) of section 3, this Chapter does not apply to the premises if any of those parts is a self-contained part of a building for the purposes of that section.”.
(3)In section 1(3) of that Act (additional property which may be acquired by tenants exercising the right to collective enfranchisement), the words “the freehold of it is owned by the person who owns the freehold of the relevant premises and” shall be omitted.
(4)Schedule 10 (amendments consequential on this section) shall have effect.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 107 restricted (22.8.1996) by S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(2),Sch. para 4.