The Rent Assessment Committee (England and Wales) (Leasehold Valuation Tribunal) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Amendment to 1971 Regulations

9.  The Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) Regulations 1971(1) are amended by the substitution for the definition of “committee” in regulation 2 (interpretation) of the following definition—

““committee” means a rent assessment committee constituted under Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977(2), to which a reference is made, but does not include a rent assessment committee carrying out the functions conferred on it by—

• section 72 of the Housing Act 1980 (functions of rent tribunals),

• section 142 of the Housing Act 1980 (leasehold valuation tribunals),

• section 31A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal),

• section 13 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (determination of questions by leasehold valuation tribunal)(3),

• section 24A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal)(4),

• section 31 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (determination of terms by leasehold valuation tribunal)(5),

• section 75, 88 or 91 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunals);”.

(1)

S.I. 1971/1065 was amended by S.I. 1980/1699, S.I. 1987/2178, S.I. 1988/484 and 2200, S.I. 1990/427, S.I. 1993/653 and 2408, and S.I. 1996/2305.

(2)

1977 c. 42.

(3)

Section 13 was amended by section 92 of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).

(4)

Section 24A was inserted by section 86 of the Housing Act 1996.

(5)

Section 31 was amended by section 92 of, and Part IV of Schedule 6 to, the Housing Act 1996.