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What Legislation Applies to Us?

By Robert Levene of the Federation of Private Residents’ Associations

I was asked this question recently by two different FPRA members, and these two members could not have been more different. One was a purpose-built block of six flats, self managed, and the second was a large estate with more than 50 flats, garages, grounds, porter etc.

The list of legislation that could affect our members is extensive, so with the help of ARMA, we are listing below all those that come to mind. This is (despite its length) still not certain to cover every FPRA member and every Act of Parliament that could apply. Many items on the list will not apply to your particular Association, but some may surprise you. Please do not let this worry you. We are publishing the list out of interest, not to cause even more headaches to those who run residents’ associations on a part-time, voluntary basis.

KEY ACTS

•	Law of Property Act 1925

•	Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

•	The Leasehold Reform Act 1967

•	The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

•	The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

•	The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (schedule 10)

•	The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993

•	The Housing Act 1996

•	The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Housing Act 2004)

OTHER ACTS AND REGULATIONS

•	Consumer Protection Act 1987

•	Trustee Act 2000

•	Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 (ConsequentialAmendments)

•	Building Societies Act 1986

•	Health & Safety at Work Act 1074

•	Estate Agency Act 1979

•	Property Misdescriptions Act 1991

•	Race Relations Act 1976 as amended by Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000

•	Disability Discrimination Act 1995

•	Disability Discrimination Act 2005

•	Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

•	Human Rights Act 1998

•	Sex Discrimination Act 1975

•	Data Protection Act 1998

•	Banking Act 1987

•	Cheques Act 1992

•	Defective Premises Act 1972

•	Employment Act 2002

•	Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 196

•	Environment Protection Act 1990

•	Electricity at Work Act 1989

•	Factories Act 1961

•	Finance Act 1995

•	Income & Corporation Taxes Act 1988

•	Protection from Eviction Act 1977

•	Rent Act 1977

•	Trustee Investments Act 1961

•	Construction Payment Act 1999

•	The Service Charge Contributions (Authorised Investments) Order

•	Commencement No 1 Order 2002 No 1912 (C58)

•	Leasehold Reform (collective enfranchisement) (counter notices) (England) Regulations 2002 No 3208

•	Leasehold Reform (notices) (amendment) No 2 (England) Regulations 2002 No 3209

•	Commencement Order No 2 (England) 2003 No 1986 (C2)

•	Leasehold Reform (enfranchisement and extension) (England) Regulations 2003 1989

•	Leasehold Reform (collective enfranchisement and lease renewal) (amendment) (England) 2003 No 1990

•	The Service Charges (consultation requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 No 1987

•	The Right to Manage (prescribed particulars and forms) (England) Regulations 2003 1988

•	The Right to Manage (memorandum and articles of association) (England) Regulations 2003 No 2120

•	LVT’s (fees) (England) Regulations 2003 No 2098

•	LVT’s (procedure) (England) Regulations 2003 No 2099

•	C&LR Act 2002 (commencement no 3) Order 2003 No 2377 (C91)

•	The Service Charges (consultation requirements) (amendment) (England) Regulation 2004 No 2665

•	The Commonhold Regulations 2004 No 1829

•	The Commonhold (land registration) Rules 2004 No 1830

•	C&LR Act Commencement Order Number 4 2004 No 1832 (C76)

•	C&LR Act (commencement No 5 and saving and transitionalprovision) Order 2004 No 3056

•	The Rights of Re-entry and Forfeiture (prescribed sum and period) (England) Regulations 2004 No 3086

•	The Landlord and Tenant (notice of rent) (England) Regulations 2004 No 3096

•	The Leasehold Houses (notice of insurance cover) (England) Regulations 2004 No 3097

•	The Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (procedure) (amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 No 3098

•	The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

•	The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998

•	The Control of Substance Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

•	Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002

•	Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 (as amended)

•	The Private Water Supplies Regulations 1991

•	Management of Health & Safety Work Regulations 1999

•	Furniture & Furnishing (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1998

•	The Income Tax (Sub-Contractors in the Construction Industry) Regulations 1998

•	Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) General Regulations 1998

•	Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulations 1981

•	Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulations 2006

•	Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

•	Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

•	The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999

•	Health & Safety (Safety Signs & Signals) Regulations 1996

•	Fire Protection (Workplace) Regulations 1997

•	Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994

•	Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1994

•	Construction (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996

•	Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992

•	Pressure Systems & Transportable Gas Containers Regulations1989

•	Money Laundering Regulations 2003

Disclaimer

This article was taken from FPRA Newsletter No 78, published in Autumn 2006.

Whilst Residentsline makes every effort to ensure that the articles included in the Residentsline Knowledge Base are accurate at the time of going to press it is inevitable that, as time goes by and circumstances change, the articles may contain out of date information. Readers are strongly urged to check the content of these articles before taking any action that could have legal or financial consequences.

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