The Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/2945
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Rules may be cited as the Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 7th December 2003 in relation to England and shall come into force in relation to Wales on the coming into force of section 175 of the 2002 Act for Wales.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In these Rules—

(a) a reference to a rule by number alone is a reference to the rule so numbered in the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996 ; and

(b) “the 2002 Act” means the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 .

Section 3 Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996

After rule 5 for the heading “Part IIA Applications for Leave to Appeal” substitute “Part IIA Applications for Permission to Appeal”.

Section 4 Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996

In rule 5A—

(a) for “leave”, substitute “permission”; and

(b) for “section 31A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 or section 24A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987”, substitute “section 175 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002”.

Section 5 Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996

In rule 5F—

(a) for “leave”, wherever it occurs, substitute “permission”; and

(b) in subparagraph (1), omit “including conditions relating to the costs of the appeal”.

Section 6 Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996

In rules 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5G, 5H and 6 for “leave”, wherever it occurs, substitute “permission”.

Section 7 Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996

In rule 28(11) for “apply” substitute “or subsections (6) and (7) of section 175 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 apply”.

Section 8 Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996

In rule 52(1) after “1961 Act”, insert “, subsections (6) and (7) of section 175 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002”.

Section 9 Transitional provisions and savings

(1) Where an appeal from a leasehold valuation tribunal, which sat in Wales, has been commenced before the coming into force of section 175 of the 2002 Act for Wales, the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996 shall apply to that appeal as if these Rules had not been made.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) an appeal is commenced when—

(a) an application for leave to appeal has been made in accordance with rule 5C; or

(b) an appeal has been made in accordance with rule 6.