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Section 27: Notices for the purposes of the Act.

Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 · 1995 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

The form of any notice to be served for the purposes of section 8, 10 or 17 shall be prescribed by regulations made by the Lord Chancellor by statutory instrument.

The regulations shall require any notice served for the purposes of section 8(1) or 10(1) ("the initial notice") to include—

an explanation of the significance of the notice and the options available to the person on whom it is served;
a statement that any objections to the proposed release, or (as the case may be) to the proposed binding effect of the apportionment, must be made by notice in writing served on the person or persons by whom the initial notice is served within the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the initial notice is served; and
an address in England and Wales to which any such objections may be sent.

The regulations shall require any notice served for the purposes of section 17 to include an explanation of the significance of the notice.

If any notice purporting to be served for the purposes of section 8(1), 10(1) or 17 is not in the prescribed form, or in a form substantially to the same effect, the notice shall not be effective for the purposes of section 8, section 10 or section 17 (as the case may be ).

Section 23 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 shall apply in relation to the service of notices for the purposes of section 8, 10 or 17.

Any statutory instrument made under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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