Part I Amendment of Part II of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Termination of tenancy and right to new tenancy

10 Group of companies. X1

For subsection (3) of section 42 of the Act of 1954 (Group of companies) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

“(3)

Where the landlord’s interest is held by a member of a group—

(a)

the reference in paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 30 of this Act to intended occupation by the landlord for the purposes of a business to be carried on by him shall be construed as including intended occupation by any member of the group for the purposes of a business to be carried on by that member ; and

(b)

the reference in subsection (2) of that section to the purchase or creation of any interest shall be construed as a reference to a purchase from or creation by a person other than a member of the group.”