2002 No. 3209
LANDLORD AND TENANT, ENGLAND

The Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2002

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 66 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 19541, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 10th April 2003.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendment2.

In the Schedule to the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 19972 for Form 3, substitute the Form in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Application3.

These Regulations shall apply to a notice in reply given by a landlord, in accordance with paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 3 of the Leasehold Reform Act 19673, on or after the date these Regulations come into force.

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Tony McNulty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

SCHEDULEFORM OF LANDLORD'S NOTICE UNDER PART 1 OF THE LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967

Regulation 2

FORMLEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1997 and provide a new form to be used by landlords replying to claims for enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. Provisions of this Act which are relevant to the Form in the Schedule to these Regulations have been amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 as mentioned in the Notes to the Form. The new Form is to be used for notices in reply given on or after the date these Regulations come into force. Forms which are substantially to the same effect as those prescribed may also be used.