PART 5Community empowerment
F1Chapter 2AAssets of community value (England)
Community groups: right to buy
86UProgress requirements
(1)
This section applies where—
(a)
the owner of land of community value gives notice under section 86M(1), and
(b)
there is a preferred community buyer in relation to the land.
(2)
Where the land that the notice relates to is a sporting asset of community value which can accommodate over 10,000 people, and the owner makes a request in writing, the relevant local authority must—
(a)
determine whether at the end of the 16 week review period the preferred community buyer has met the progress requirements, and
(b)
as soon as reasonably practicable give written notice of the determination to the owner and the buyer.
(3)
Where the owner makes a request in writing, the relevant local authority must—
(a)
determine whether at the end of the 6 month review period the preferred community buyer has met the progress requirements, and
(b)
as soon as reasonably practicable give written notice of the determination to the owner and buyer.
(4)
A request under subsection (2) or (3) must be made no less than two weeks before the end of the review period that it relates to.
(5)
The relevant local authority must—
(a)
determine whether at the end of the 12 month review period the preferred community buyer has met the progress requirements, and
(b)
as soon as reasonably practicable give written notice of the determination to the owner of the land and the preferred community buyer.
(6)
“Progress requirements” means such requirements relating to each review period as are specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State for that purpose.
(7)
Regulations under subsection (6) may make provision about the evidence that a preferred community buyer must provide to a local authority for the purpose of demonstrating that they have met the progress requirements.
(8)
In this section—
“the 16 week review period” is the period of 16 weeks beginning with the date on which the notice of a wish to enter into a relevant disposal was given under section 86M(1) (“the notice date”);
“the 6 month review period” is the period of 6 months beginning with the notice date;
“the 12 month review period” is the period of 12 months beginning with the notice date;
“review period” means the 16 week review period, the 6 month review period or the 12 month review period.