Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Section 46 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 May 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.
[F1(1)In this Part of this Act:—
“ business ” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (2) of section twenty-three of this Act;
[F2“current tenancy” means the tenancy under which the tenant holds for the time being;]
“ date of termination ” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (1) of section twenty-five of this Act;
subject to the provisions of section thirty-two of this Act, “ the holding ” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (3) of section twenty-three of this Act;
[F3“interim rent” has the meaning given by section 24A(1) of this Act;]
“ mining lease ” has the same meaning as in the M1 Landlord and Tenant Act 1927. ]
[F4(2)For the purposes of this Part of this Act, a person has a controlling interest in a company, if, had he been a company, the other company would have been its subsidiary; and in this Part—
“company” has the meaning given by [F5section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006]; and
“subsidiary” has the meaning given by [F6section 1159 of that Act].]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 46 renumbered (1.6.2004) as s. 46(1) by Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3096), arts. 1(3), 17(1)
F2Words in s. 46 substituted (1.6.2004) by Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3096), art. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 6(a)
F3Words in s. 46 inserted (1.6.2004) by Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3096), art. 1(3), Sch. 5 para. 6(b)
F4S. 46(2) added (1.6.2004) by Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3096), arts. 1(3), 17(2)
F5Words in s. 46(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(a) (with art. 10)
F6Words in s. 46(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(b) (with art. 10)
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