PART 5Community empowerment
F1Chapter 2AAssets of community value (England)
Community groups: right to buy
86PThe alternative community group
(1)
A community interest group may within the period for expressions of interest relating to land of community value give written notice to the relevant local authority of the group’s intention to buy the land.
(2)
The “period for expressions of interest”, in relation to land of community value, is the period of eight weeks beginning with the date on which the local authority updates the list for the land to include the matters mentioned in section 86Q(2)(a) to (c).
(3)
A notice under subsection (1) must include the reasons why the group wants to buy the land.
(4)
Where—
(a)
no community interest group has given notice under subsection (1), there is no alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b);
(b)
one community interest group has given notice under subsection (1), that group is the alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b);
(c)
more than one community interest group has given notice under subsection (1), the relevant local authority must make a determination as to which group is the alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b).
(5)
Where subsection (4)(b) applies, the relevant local authority must give written notice to the community interest group which has given notice under subsection (1) that it is the alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b).
(6)
Where subsection (4)(c) applies, the relevant local authority must give written notice of the determination to each community interest group which has given notice under subsection (1).
(7)
A notice under subsection (5) or (6) must be given before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the end of the period for expressions of interest.
(8)
In this section, “community interest group” has the meaning given by section 86N(4).