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These Regulations may be cited as the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.
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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
 “the Act” means the Leasehold Reform Act 1967;
 any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section so numbered in the Act; and
 any reference to a numbered Form is a reference to the Form bearing that number in the Schedule to these Regulations or a form substantially to the same effect.
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(1) The form to be used by a tenant for the purpose of giving notice under Part I (enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds) of the Act of his desire to have the freehold or an extended lease of a house and premises is Form 1.
(2) The form to be used by a tenant for the purpose of giving notice under subsection (1)(b)(ii) of section 28 (retention or resumption of land required for public purposes) of his claim to be entitled to acquire the freehold or an extended lease of a house and premises is Form 2.
(3) The form to be used by a landlord for the purpose of responding to a tenant’s notice under paragraph (1) or (2) is Form 3.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1967, the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1969 and the Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 are hereby revoked.
(2) The Regulations revoked by paragraph (1) shall continue to apply in a case where a notice under section 8, 14 or 28 (tenant’s notice of desire to have or claim to be entitled to acquire the freehold or an extended lease) was given before the date these Regulations come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
James Clappison
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
4th March 1997William Hague
Secretary of State for Wales
5th March 1997
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3

FORM 1
FORM 2
FORM 3