Annex A - Territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom
- The information provided in this Annex is the view of the UK Government. Section 123 sets out the territorial extent of clauses in the Act, which is England and Wales except for Section 23(5) which extends to the UK. The extent of an Act is the legal jurisdiction of which it forms part of the law; application refers to where it has practical effect. The application of the Act is England and Wales. The exceptions to this are the clauses relating to redress and building safety, which apply to England only.
- The main subject matter of the Act is the law of property which is a restricted matter in relation to Wales but within the legislative competence of the Scottish and Northern Irish legislatures.
- The exceptions are in regard to the subject matters of legal costs as they relate to the leasehold valuation tribunal, banning insurance commissions, service charge regulation, challenging estate management administration charges, sales information for leasehold properties and freehold properties on managed estates, and other modifications in relation to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal which are within the legislative competence of the Welsh legislature.
- The table below sets out the territorial extent of each Section of the Act.
Provision England
Extends to E & W and applies to England?
Wales
Extends to E & W and applies to Wales?
Scotland
Extends and applies to Scotland?
Northern Ireland
Extends and applies to Northern Ireland?
Part 1: LEASEHOLD HOUSES
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Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
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Section 24
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Section 26
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Part 2: LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT AND EXTENSION
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Section 29
Section 30
Section 31
Section 32
Section 33
Section 34
Section 35
Section 36
Section 37
Section 38
Section 39
Section 40
Section 41
Section 42
Section 43
Section 44
Section 45
Section 46
Section 47
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Part 3: OTHER RIGHTS OF LONG LEASEHOLDERS
Section 48
Section 49
Section 50
Section 51
Section 52
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Part 4: REGULATION OF LEASEHOLD
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Section 54
Section 55
Section 56
Section 57
Section 58
Section 59
Section 60
Section 61
Section 62
Section 63
Section 64
Section 65
Section 66
Section 67
Section 68
Section 69
Section 70
Section 71
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Part 5: REGULATION OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Section 72
Section 73
Section 74
Section 75
Section 76
Section 77
Section 78
Section 79
Section 80
Section 81
Section 82
Section 83
Section 84
Section 85
Section 86
Section 87
Section 88
Section 89
Section 90
Section 91
Section 92
Section 93
Section 94
Section 95
Section 96
Section 97
Section 98
Section 99
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Part 6 LEASEHOLD AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT: REDRESS SCHEMES
Section 100
Section 101
Section 102
Section 103
Section 104
Section 105
Section 106
Section 107
Section 108
Section 109
Section 110
Section 111
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Part 7: RENTCHARGES
Section 112
Section 113
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Part 8: AMENDMENTS OF PART 5 OF THE BUILDING SAFETY ACT 2022
Section 114
Section 115
Section 116
Section 117
Section 118
Section 119
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Part 9: GENERAL
Section 120
Section 121
Section 122
Section 123
Section 124
Section 125
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Schedule 4
Schedule 5
Schedule 6
Schedule 7
Schedule 8
Schedule 9
Schedule 10
Schedule 11
Schedule 12
Schedule 13
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