74 Effect of application for approval on claim to acquire freehold

74  Effect of application for approval on claim to acquire freehold

(1)     Subject to subsections (5) and (6), this subsection applies where—

(a)     an application (“the scheme application”) is made for the approval of a scheme as an estate management scheme for any area or a request (“the request for consent”) is made for consent under section 72(1) in relation to any area, and

(b)     whether before or after the making of the application or request—

(i)     the tenant of a house in that area gives notice of his desire to have the freehold under Part I of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, . . .

(ii)     a notice is given under section 13 above in respect of any premises in the area, [and

(c)     in the case of an application for the approval of a scheme as an estate management scheme, the scheme would extend to the house or premises if acquired in pursuance of the notice.]

(2)     Where subsection (1) applies by virtue of paragraph (b)(i) of that subsection, then—

(a)     no further steps need be taken towards the execution of a conveyance to give effect to section 10 of the 1967 Act beyond those which appear to the landlord

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