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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diplomatic-and-consular-premises-act-1987/schedule-1/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/46",
  "legislation_title": "Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diplomatic-and-consular-premises-act-1987",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) a tenancy has vested in the Secretary of State under section 2 above; and\n(b) assignment of the tenancy is absolutely prohibited,\nthe prohibition shall be treated, in relation to an assignment on sale under section 3 above, as if it were a provision to the effect that the tenancy may not be assigned without the consent of the landlord and that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.\n(2) In this paragraph “tenancy” includes a fee farm grant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/46/schedule/1/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:51:25.512507+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."
}