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        Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Security of Tenure for Residential Tenants
        Security of tenure for tenants under ground leases, etc.
        1. Protection of residential tenants on termination of long tenancies at low rents.
        2. Tenancies to which s. 1 applies.
        Continuation and termination of tenancies to which s. 1 applies
        3. Continuation of tenancies to which s. 1 applies.
        4. Termination of tenancy by the landlord.
        5. Termination of tenancy by the tenant.
        Statutory tenancies arising under Part I
        6. Application of Rent Acts where tenant retains possession.
        7. Settlement of terms of statutory tenancy.
        8. Provisions as to repairs during period of statutory tenancy.
        9. Principles to be observed in determining terms of statutory tenancy as to repairs and rent.
        10. Provisions as to liabilities under tenant's covenants in former lease.
        11. . . .
        Provisions as to possession on termination of long tenancy
        12. Grounds for resumption of possession by landlord.
        13. Landlord's application for possession.
        14. Provisions where tenant not ordered to give up possession.
        15. . . .
        General and supplementary provisions
        16. Relief for tenant where landlord proceeding to enforce covenants.
        17. Prohibition of agreements excluding Part I.
        18. Duty of tenants of residential property to give information to landlords or superior landlords.
        19. Application of Part I to tenancies granted in continuation of long tenancies.
        20. Assumptions on which court to determine future questions.
        21. Meaning of"the landlord" in Part I and provisions as to mesne landlords, etc.
        22. Interpretation of Part I.
        Part II Security of Tenure for Business, Professional and other Tenants
        Tenancies to which Part II applies
        23. Tenancies to which Part II applies.
        Continuation and renewal of tenancies
        24. Continuation of tenancies to which Part II applies and grant of new tenancies.
        24A. Rent while tenancy continues by virtue of s. 24.
        25. Termination of tenancy by the landlord.
        26. Tenant's request for a new tenancy.
        27. Termination by tenant of tenancy for fixed term.
        28. Renewal of tenancies by agreement.
        Application to court for new tenancies
        29. Order by court for grant of a new tenancy.
        30. Opposition by landlord to application for new tenancy.
        31. Dismissal of application for new tenancy where landlord successfully opposes.
        31A. Grant of new tenancy in some cases where s. 30(1)(f) applies.
        32. Property to be comprised in new tenancy.
        33. Duration of new tenancy.
        34. Rent under new tenancy.
        35. Other terms of new tenancy.
        36. Carrying out of order for new tenancy.
        37. Compensation where order for new tenancy precluded on certain grounds.
        38. Restriction on agreements excluding provisions of Part II.
        General and supplementary provisions
        39. Saving for compulsory acquisitions.
        40. Duty of tenants and landlords of business premises to give information to each other.
        41. Trusts.
        41A. Partnerships.
        42. Groups of companies.
        43. Tenancies excluded from Part II.
        43A. Jurisdiction of county court to make declaration.
        44. Meaning of the landlord in Part II, and provisions as to mesne landlords, etc.
        45. . . .
        46. Interpretation of Part II.
        Part III Compensation for Improvements
        47. Time for making claims for compensation for improvements.
        48. Amendments as to limitations on tenant's right to compensation.
        49. Restrictions on contracting out.
        50. Interpretation of Part III.
        Part IV Miscellaneous and Supplementary
        51. Extension of Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938.
        52. Amendment of Law of Property Act 1925, s. 84.
        53. Jurisdiction of county court where lessor refuses licence or consent.
        54. Determination of tenancies of derelict land.
        55. Compensation for possession obtained by misrepresentation.
        56. Application to Crown.
        57. Modification on grounds of public interest of rights under Part II.
        58. Termination on special grounds of tenancies to which Part II applies.
        59. Compensation for exercise of powers under ss. 57 and 58.
        60. Special provisions as to premises provided under Distribution of Industry Acts 1945 and 1950, etc.
        60A. Welsh Development Agency premises.
        60B. Development Board for Rural Wales premises.
        61. . . .
        62. - . . .
        63. Jurisdiction of court for purposes of Parts I and II and of Part I of Landlord and Tenant Act 1927.
        64. Interim continuation of tenancies pending determination by court.
        65. Provisions as to reversions.
        66. Provisions as to notices.
        67. Provisions as to mortgagees in possession.
        68. Repeal of enactments and transitional provisions.
        69. Interpretation.
        70. Short title and citation, commencement and extent.
        Schedules
        FIRST SCHEDULE Supplementary Provisions as to Payments for Accrued Tenant's Repairs
        Part I Provisions as to making of payment in lump sum
        Part II Provisions as to making of payment by instalments
        Part III Variation of agreement or determination as to time for making payment
        Part IV Supplementary
        SECOND SCHEDULE Further Provisions as to Repair where Tenant retains Possession
        THIRD SCHEDULE Grounds for Possession on Termination of Tenancy
        FOURTH SCHEDULE Modifications of Part I in relation to Periodical Tenancies
        FIFTH SCHEDULE Provisions for purposes of Part I where Immediate Landlord is not the Freeholder
        SIXTH SCHEDULE Provisions for Purposes of Part II where Immediate Landlord is not the Freeholder
        SEVENTH SCHEDULE . . .
        EIGHTH SCHEDULE Application of Part II to land belonging to Crown and Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall
        NINTH SCHEDULE Transitional Provisions

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