The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Application for order under section 24 of the Act of 1987

Rule 15—(1) An application for an order under section 24 of the Act of 1987 shall state—

(a) the premises to which the application relates,

(b) the name and address of the applicant and of the landlord of the premises, or, where the landlord cannot be found or his identity ascertained, the steps taken to find him or ascertain his identity,

(c) the name and address of every person known to the applicant who is likely to be affected by the application including, but not limited to, the other tenants of flats contained in the premises, any mortgagee or superior landlord of the landlord, and any tenants' association,

(d) the name, address and qualifications of the person it is desired to be appointed manager of the premises,

(e) the functions which it is desired that the manager shall carry out, and

(f) the grounds of the application,

and a copy of the notice served on the landlord under section 22 of the Act of 1987 shall be appended to the claim form, unless the requirement to serve such a notice has been dispensed with, and an additional copy of the notice shall be filed.

(2) The defendant to an application for an order under section 24 of the Act of 1987 shall be the landlord of the premises.

(3) A copy of the claim form shall be served on—

(a) each of the persons named by the applicant under paragraph (1)(c), together with a notice stating that he may apply under rule 8 to be made a party to the proceedings, and

(b) the person named under paragraph (1)(d).

(4) Order 30, rules 2 to 8 shall apply to proceedings in which an application is made for an order under section 24 of the Act of 1987 as they apply to proceedings in which an application is made for the appointment of a receiver, and as if for the references in those rules to a receiver there were references to a manager under the Act of 1987.

(1)

1927 c. 36; section 1 was amended by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56), section 47(5). Section 8 was amended by the 1954 Act, sections 45, 68(1) and schedule 7.

(2)

1954 c. 56.

(3)

1987 c. 31.