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(1) This Order may be cited as the Approval of Code of Management Practice (Residential Management) (Service Charges) (England) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.
(2) This Order applies in relation to the management of residential properties in England only.
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“Service Charge Residential Management Code” (ISBN 978 1 84219 168 2), which is to be published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, is approved in relation to England.
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(1) The Secretary of State withdraws approval of “Service Charge Residential Management Code” (ISBN 0 85406 643 8) in so far as it applies to the management of residential properties in England.
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Articles 2 and 3 do not apply for the purposes of section 87(7)(a) and (b) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (use of code in proceedings) in relation to an act or omission alleged to have occurred before this Order comes into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Iain Wright
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
4th March 2009