{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-courts-and-enforcement-act-2007/section-85",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-courts-and-enforcement-act-2007/section-85.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/15",
  "legislation_title": "Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-courts-and-enforcement-act-2007",
  "path": "section/85",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "85",
  "heading": "Contracts for similar rights to be void",
  "text": "(1) A provision of a contract is void to the extent that it would do any of these—\n(a) confer a right to seize or otherwise take control of goods to recover amounts within subsection (2);\n(b) confer a right to sell goods to recover amounts within subsection (2);\n(c) modify the effect of section 72(1), except in accordance with subsection (3).\n(2) The amounts are any amounts payable—\n(a) as rent;\n(b) under a lease (other than as rent);\n(c) under an agreement collateral to a lease;\n(d) under an instrument creating a rentcharge;\n(e) in respect of breach of a covenant or condition in a lease, in an agreement collateral to a lease or in an instrument creating a rentcharge;\n(f) under an indemnity in respect of a payment within paragraphs (a) to (e).\n(3) A provision of a contract is not void under subsection (1)(c) to the extent that it prevents or restricts the exercise of CRAR.\n(4) In this section—\n“lease” also includes a licence to occupy land;\n“rent” and “rentcharge” have the meaning given by section 205(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 85 in force at 6.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/768, art. 2(1)(a) (with art. 2(2)-(6))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/85",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:45.892078+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."
}