Amendment of section 135 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 19932

1

In the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) section 135 (programme for disposals)3 is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (2) there is inserted—

2A

The Secretary of State may prepare a disposals programme for any financial year.

3

In subsections (3) the words “in any financial year” and “for that year” are omitted.

4

After that subsection there is inserted—

3A

Where the Secretary of State has included a disposal in a disposals programme for a financial year, a local authority may make a qualifying disposal under that programme in that or the following financial year.