{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1985/section-20CB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1985/section-20CB.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/70",
  "legislation_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1985",
  "path": "section/20CB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20CB",
  "heading": "Section 20CA: powers to provide for exceptions",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for circumstances in which—\n(a) section 20CA(1) does not apply, or\n(b) the effect of section 20CA(1) is to be suspended until an event of a specified description occurs.\n(2) The circumstances may include, among other things, that—\n(a) the litigation costs,\n(b) the relevant proceedings, or\n(c) the landlord,\nare of a specified description.\n(3) Where, by virtue of regulations under subsection (1)(b), the effect of section 20CA(1) is suspended until an event of a specified description occurs—\n(a) section 20CA(1) does not have effect before the event, but\n(b) section 20CA(1) does have effect on or after the event in relation to a variable service charge paid or payable before the event.\n(4) Accordingly, if—\n(a) a variable service charge was paid before the event, and\n(b) the landlord’s litigation costs were regarded as relevant costs to be taken into account in determining the amount of that charge until the event because the effect of section 20CA(1) was suspended,\nthe landlord may retain the amount of those costs after the event only if the relevant court or tribunal makes an order under section 20CA(2) in relation to that charge.\n(5) In this section—\n“litigation costs”, “relevant proceedings” and “the relevant court or tribunal” have the same meaning as in section 20CA;\n“specified” means specified in regulations under this section.\n(6) Regulations under this section—\n(a) are to be made by statutory instrument;\n(b) may make provision generally or only in relation to specific cases;\n(c) may make different provision for different purposes;\n(d) may include supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.\n(7) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section (whether alone or with other provision) is subject to the affirmative procedure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 20CA, 20CB inserted (6.11.2026 for E. for specified purposes) by Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (c. 22), ss. 62(3), 124(3) (with s. 71); S.I. 2026/1128, reg. 2(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/70/section/20CB",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:39:22.013390+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."
}