# The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997, Paragraph 179: Provisions restricting right to acquire etc. of no effect


(1) A provision of a lease held by the landlord or a superior landlord, or of an agreement (whenever made), is void in so far as it purports to prohibit or restrict—
(a) the grant of a lease in pursuance of the right to acquire, or
(b) the subsequent disposal (whether by way of assignment, sub-lease or otherwise) of a lease so granted,
or to authorise a forfeiture, or impose on the landlord or superior landlord a penalty or disability, in the event of such a grant or disposal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/619/schedule/2/paragraph/179 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-right-to-acquire-regulations-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-179
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