(1)Where in any proceedings before a court there falls for determination a question falling within the jurisdiction of a leasehold valuation tribunal under this Act, the court—
(a)may by order transfer to such a tribunal so much of the proceedings as relate to the determination of that question, and
(b)may then dispose of all or any remaining proceedings, or adjourn the disposal of all or any of such proceedings, pending the determination of that question by the tribunal, as it thinks fit.
(2)When the tribunal has determined the question, the court may give effect to the determination in an order of the court.
(3)Any such order shall be treated as a determination by the court for the purposes of section 81 of the Housing Act 1996 (restriction on termination of tenancy for failure to pay service charge).
(4)Rules of court may prescribe the procedure to be followed in the court in connection with or in consequence of a transfer under this section.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 31A-31C inserted (1.9.1997 subject to saving in Sch. para. 1 of S.I. 1997/1851 and otherwise 11.8.1998 subject to art. 3 of S.I. 1998/1768) by 1996 c. 52, s. 83(3); S.I. 1997/1851, art. 2; S.I. 1998/1768, art. 2