Part 1Commonhold

Commonhold unit

13Joint unit-holders

1

Two or more persons are joint unit-holders of a commonhold unit if they are entitled to be registered as proprietors of the freehold estate in the unit (whether or not they are registered).

2

In the application of the following provisions to a unit with joint unit-holders a reference to a unit-holder is a reference to the joint unit-holders together—

a

section 14(3),

b

section 15(1) and (3),

c

section 19(2) and (3),

d

section 20(1),

e

section 23(1),

f

section 35(1)(b),

g

section 38(1),

h

section 39(2), and

i

section 47(2).

3

In the application of the following provisions to a unit with joint unit-holders a reference to a unit-holder includes a reference to each joint unit-holder and to the joint unit-holders together—

a

section 1(1)(c),

b

section 16,

c

section 31(1)(b), (3)(b), (5)(j) and (7),

d

section 32(4)(a) and (c),

e

section 35(1)(a), (2) and (3),

f

section 37(2),

g

section 40(1), and

h

section 58(3)(a).

4

Regulations under this Part which refer to a unit-holder shall make provision for the construction of the reference in the case of joint unit-holders.

5

Regulations may amend subsection (2) or (3).

6

Regulations may make provision for the construction in the case of joint unit-holders of a reference to a unit-holder in—

a

an enactment,

b

a commonhold community statement,

c

the memorandum or articles of association of a commonhold association, or

d

another document.