7E+WAfter section 52 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 insert—
“52A Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal under Part I or III.
(1)Any jurisdiction conferred by Part I or III of this Act on a leasehold valuation tribunal is exercisable by a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the M1Rent Act 1977 which when so constituted for the purposes of exercising any such jurisdiction shall be known as a leasehold valuation tribunal.
(2)The power to make regulations under section 74(1)(b) of the Rent Act 1977 (procedure of rent assessment committees) extends to prescribing the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceedings before a leasehold valuation tribunal under this Act.
(3)Any application under this Act to a leasehold valuation tribunal must be in such form, and contain such particulars, as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe.
(4)Any costs incurred by a party to any such application in connection with the application shall be borne by that party.
(5)Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of Schedule 22 to the M2Housing Act 1980 (supplementary provisions relating to leasehold valuation tribunals: constitution, appeals and provision of information) apply to a leasehold valuation tribunal constituted for the purposes of this section.”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 Pt. IV para. 7 wholly in force 1.10.1996; Sch. 6 Pt. IV para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 232(1)-(3); Sch. 6 Pt. IV para. 7 in force for certain purposes at 23.8.1996 and in force so far as not already in force at 1.10.1996 by S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(1)(2)
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