6 Rights of trustees
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (1967 c 88) | Legislation

6  Rights of trustees

(1)     [A tenant of a house shall for purposes of this Part of this Act be treated as having been a tenant of it at any earlier time] if at that time—

(a)     the tenancy was settled land for purposes of the Settled Land Act 1925, and he was sole tenant for life within the meaning of that Act; or

(b)     the tenancy was vested in trustees and he, as a person beneficially interested (whether directly or derivatively) under the trusts, was entitled or permitted to occupy the house by reason of that interest.

References in this section to trustees include persons holding on [a trust arising under section 34 or section 36] of the Law of Property Act 1925 in cases of joint

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