Housing Act 1996

92 Procedure for exercise of rights of first refusal.E+W

(1)Part I of the M1Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (tenants’ rights of first refusal) is amended in accordance with Schedule 6.

(2)The amendments restate the principal provisions of that Part so as to—

(a)simplify the procedures for the exercise of the rights conferred on tenants, and

(b)apply those procedures in relation to contracts and certain special cases.

(3)In Schedule 6—

• Part I sets out provisions replacing sections 5 to 10 of the Act (rights of first refusal),

• Part II sets out provisions replacing sections 11 to 15 of the Act (enforcement by tenants of rights against purchaser),

• Part III sets out provisions replacing sections 16 and 17 of the Act (enforcement of rights against subsequent purchasers and termination of rights), and

• Part IV contains consequential amendments.