{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/section-148",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/section-148.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/15",
  "legislation_title": "Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002",
  "path": "section/148",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "148",
  "heading": "Applications to be to county court",
  "text": "(1) Section 27 of the 1967 Act (enfranchisement where landlord cannot be found) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n(a) for “the High Court” (in both places), and\n(b) for “the Court”,\nsubstitute “ the court ”.\n(3) In subsection (2)—\n(a) for “the High Court” (in each place), and\n(b) for “the Court” (in both places),\nsubstitute “ the court ”.\n(4) In subsection (3)—\n(a) for “the Supreme Court”, and\n(b) for “High Court” (in both places),\nsubstitute “ court ”.\n(5) In subsection (4), for “High Court” substitute “ court ”.\n(6) In subsection (6), for “the Supreme Court” substitute “ court ”.\n(7) In subsection (7)—\n(a) for “the High Court” (in both places), and\n(b) for “the Court”,\nsubstitute “ the court ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 148 wholly in force at 30.3.2004; s. 148 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 181(1); s. 148 in force at 30.9.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(c)(i) (with Sch. 2); s. 148 in force at 30.3.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(c)(i) (with Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/15/section/148",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:35.598757+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}