The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1, Savings and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2002

Citation, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1, Savings and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2002.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1967 Act” means the Leasehold Reform Act 1967(1);

“the 1993 Act” means the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993(2);

“the commencement date” means 26th July 2002 and

references to sections and Schedules are, unless otherwise stated, references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.

(3) This Order extends to England only.

Provisions coming into force on the commencement date

2.  The following provisions shall come into force on the commencement date—

(a)sections 114, 129, 132, 133, 137 and 142;

(b)subject to the transitional provisions and savings in Schedule 2 to this Order—

(i)sections 115 to 120, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131, 134 to 136, 138 to 141, 143 to 147, 160 to 162, and;

(ii)section 180 in so far as it relates to those of the repeals in Schedule 14 which are set out in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(c)sections 74, 78, 80, 84, 92, 110, 122, 151 to 153, 156, 164, 166, 167, 171, 174 and Schedule 12, in so far as they confer power to make regulations.

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Tony McNulty

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

17th July 2002