{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-reform-ground-rent-act-2022/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-reform-ground-rent-act-2022/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/1",
  "legislation_title": "Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-reform-ground-rent-act-2022",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Enforcement authorities: supplementary",
  "text": "(1) An enforcement authority must have regard to any guidance issued by—\n(a) the Secretary of State, about the exercise of its functions under this Act in relation to a lease of premises in England;\n(b) the Welsh Ministers, about the exercise of its functions under this Act in relation to a lease of premises in Wales.\n(2) For the investigatory powers available to an enforcement authority for the purposes of enforcing this Act, see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (investigatory powers of enforcers etc).\n(3) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (duties and powers to which Schedule 5 applies), at the appropriate place, insert “section 8 of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022;”.\n(4) The Schedule contains provision about—\n(a) the procedure for imposing a financial penalty under section 9 or making an order under section 10,\n(b) the time limits for doing so,\n(c) rights of appeal,\n(d) the recovery of a financial penalty imposed or an amount ordered to be paid, and\n(e) the retention of sums received.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 25(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 12 in force at 30.6.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/694, reg. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 12 in force at 1.4.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/694, reg. 4"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/1/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:57:55.692767+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."
}