The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1997

2.—(1) Section 106 (low rent test: extension of rights) of the Act (“section 106”) shall not have effect in the following cases.

(2) In so far as it relates to the amendments made to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967(1) by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 9 to the Act, section 106 shall not have effect in a case where the house and premises are held under a tenancy which—

(a)is a shared ownership lease within the meaning of section 622 of the Housing Act 1985(2), and

(b)was granted by a housing association,

whether or not the interest of the landlord still belongs to such an association.

(3) Section 106 shall not have effect in a case where, before 1st April 1997,—

(a)a notice has been given under section 8 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (notice of claim), or

(b)an application has been made under section 27 of that Act (enfranchisement where landlord cannot be found), or

(c)a notice has been given under section 13 or 42 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (notice of claim), or

(d)an application has been made under section 26 or 50 of that Act (applications where landlord cannot be found).