# Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Act 2001, Section 5: Irritancy provisions in certain leases to be void


(1) This section applies to any relevant lease—
(a) granted before 10th August 1914; and
(b) stipulating for payment of a ground rent, or tack duty, of not more than £150 in respect of each year.
(2) In so far as any provision in a relevant lease to which this section applies—
(a) purports to terminate the lease, or to entitle the landlord to terminate it, in the event of a failure of the tenant to comply with any provision in the lease; or
(b) deems such a failure to be a material breach of contract, that provision is void.
(3) This section shall be deemed to have come into force on the relevant day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/5/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-casualties-scotland-act-2001/section-5
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