{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/section-163",
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  "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/163",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "163",
  "heading": "Transfer of jurisdiction of court to tribunal",
  "text": "(1) Part 4 of the 1987 Act (variation of leases) is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 35 (application by party to lease for variation of lease)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “the court” substitute “ a leasehold valuation tribunal ”, and\n(b) in subsection (5), for “Rules of court” substitute “ Procedure regulations under Schedule 12 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 ”.\n(3) In section 36(1) (application by respondent for variation of other leases), for “court” substitute “ tribunal ”.\n(4) In section 37(1) (application by majority of parties for variation of leases), for “the court” substitute “ a leasehold valuation tribunal ”.\n(5) In section 38 (orders varying leases)—\n(a) in subsections (1) to (5), for “court” (in each place) substitute “ tribunal ”,\n(b) in subsection (6)—\n(i) for “The court” substitute “ A tribunal ”, and\n(ii) for “the court” substitute “ the tribunal ”,\n(c) in subsections (7) to (9), for “The court” substitute “ A tribunal ”, and\n(d) in subsection (10)—\n(i) for “the court”, in the first place, substitute “ a tribunal ”, and\n(ii) for “the court”, in the other two places, substitute “ the tribunal ”.\n(6) In section 39 (applications by third parties for orders varying leases)—\n(a) in subsection (3)(b), for “the court” substitute “ a leasehold valuation tribunal ”,\n(b) in subsection (4), for “The court” substitute “ A tribunal ”, and\n(c) in subsection (5)(b), for “court” substitute “ tribunal ”.\n(7) In section 40(1) (variation of insurance provisions of dwelling other than flat), for “the court” substitute “ a leasehold valuation tribunal ”.\n(8) In consequence of the preceding provisions, in section 52(2)(a) of the 1987 Act (jurisdiction of county courts), for “, 3 and 4” substitute “ and 3 ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 163 wholly in force at 30.3.2004; s. 163 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 181(1); s. 163 in force at 30.9.2003 for E. by S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(a); s. 163 in force at 30.3.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/15/section/163",
    "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."
}