The Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) (Revocation and Saving) (England) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2270

LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) (Revocation and Saving) (England) Order 2003

Made

4th September 2003

Laid before Parliament

9th September 2003

Coming into force

30th September 2003

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 31B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985(1) and section 24B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987(2), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) (Revocation and Saving) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 30th September 2003.

Revocation and saving

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) Order 1997(3) is hereby revoked in relation to England.

(2) The revocation in paragraph (1) shall not have effect in relation to any application made, or proceedings transferred by a county court, to a leasehold valuation tribunal before 30th September 2003 in respect of premises in England.

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Yvette Cooper

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

4th September 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) Order 1997 (“the 1997 Order”) except in so far as it has effect in relation to Wales.

The 1997 Order prescribes the fees payable for proceedings before a leasehold valuation tribunal, subject to reductions and exemptions.

The 1997 Order continues to apply to any application made, or proceedings transferred by a county court to, a leasehold valuation tribunal before 30th September 2003.

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2098) prescribe the fees payable for proceedings before a leasehold valuation tribunal in respect of premises in England, where the application is made, or proceedings transferred, on or after 30th September 2003.

(1)

1985 c. 70; inserted by section 83(3) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) and repealed by section 180 of and Schedule 14 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15) (“the 2002 Act”) from 30th September 2003 (S.I. 2003/1986 (c. 82)). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 31B were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) (“the 1999 Order”), to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

1987 c. 31; inserted by section 86(5) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) and repealed by section 180 of and Schedule 14 to the 2002 Act from 30th September 2003 (S.I. 2003/1986 (c. 82)). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 24B were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1999 Order, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(3)

S.I. 1997/1852.