District judge’s jurisdictionE+W
Rule 15—(1) If on the day fixed for the hearing of an application under section 7 or section 24 of the Act of 1954 the district judge is satisfied that—
(a)the parties to the application have agreed, in the case of an application under section 7, on the matters specified in subsection (2) of that section, or, in the case of an application under section 24, on the subject, period and terms of the new tenancy;
(b)the owner of any reversionary interest in the property consents thereto; and
(c)there are no other persons with interests in the property who are likely to be affected,
the district judge shall have power to make an order giving effect to the agreement.
(2) An application under section 38 (4) of the Act of 1954(1) for the authorisation of an agreement may be heard and determined by the district judge and may be dealt with in private.
Section 38 was amended by the Law of Property Act 1969 (c. 59), section 5.