(1)Section 39 of the 1993 Act (the right) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2)(a) (requirement that tenant is qualifying tenant of flat on the relevant date), for “is” substitute “has for the last two years been”.
(3)Omit subsections (2)(b), (2A) and (2B) (requirement that tenant has occupied flat as only or principal home for three years).
In section 39(3) of the 1993 Act (which applies for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the 1993 Act the definition of qualifying tenant in Chapter 1 of that Part), omit paragraphs (c) and (d) (leases at a low rent and leases for a particularly long term).
(1)In section 39 of the 1993 Act, after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)On the death of a person who has for the two years before his death been a qualifying tenant of a flat, the right conferred by this Chapter is exercisable, subject to and in accordance with this Chapter, by his personal representatives; and, accordingly, in such a case references in this Chapter to the tenant shall, in so far as the context permits, be to the personal representatives.”
(2)In section 42 of the 1993 Act (notice by qualifying tenant of claim to exercise right), before subsection (5) insert—
“(4A)A notice under this section may not be given by the personal representatives of a tenant later than two years after the grant of probate or letters of administration.”
In section 94 of the 1993 Act (Crown land), for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)Chapter 2 applies as against a landlord under a lease from the Crown if—
(a)a sub-tenant is seeking a new lease under that Chapter and the landlord, or a superior landlord under a lease from the Crown, is entitled to grant such a new lease without the concurrence of the appropriate authority, or
(b)the appropriate authority notifies the landlord that, as regards any Crown interest affected, it will grant or concur in granting such a new lease.”