Ground Rents Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

  1. Introductory Text

  2. The redemption of ground rents

    1. 1.Power of certain rent-payers to redeem ground rent

    2. 2.Compulsory redemption in case of dwelling-house

    3. 3.Exceptions to, or restrictions on, sections 1 and 2

    4. 4.Redemption

    5. 5.The redemption money and other money lodged under section 4(2)

    6. 6.Disposal of money lodged with Land Registry under section 4(2): claims thereto

    7. 7.Certificate of redemption

    8. 8.Exclusion of re-possession of land while redemption is pending

  3. The redemption of certain other periodic payments

    1. 9.Application of certain provisions of Act to certain other periodic payments

  4. Consequences of redemption

    1. 10.Effect of certificate of redemption

    2. 11.Superior rents

    3. 12.Lands in separate occupation subject to single ground rent

    4. 13.Effect of redemption on titles

    5. 14.Continuance of rights and equities affecting leasehold estate

    6. 15.Mortgages and leases

    7. 16.Covenants

    8. 17.Enforceability of covenants

  5. General provisions

    1. 18.Settled land

    2. 19.Cesser of Act of 1971 as to enlargement of leases to which this Act applies

    3. 20.Avoidance of certain agreements

    4. 21.Mental patients

    5. 22.Service of documents

    6. 23.Disputes

    7. 24.Offences

    8. 25.Civil remedy for misstatement

    9. 26.Fees and rules

  6. Interpretation

    1. 27.General interpretation

    2. 28.Interpretation: “ground rent”

    3. 29.Interpretation: “dwelling-house”

  7. Supplementary provisions

    1. 30.Application to the Crown

    2. S. 31—Amendments and repeals

    3. 32.Commencement

    4. 33.Short title

  8. Schedules

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      THE REDEMPTION MONEY

      1. The redemption money -general provisions

        1. 1.The redemption money appropriate to a ground rent is the...

        2. 2.The Department of Finance and Personnel may by order made...

      2. Ground rent under building lease, etc.

        1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of determining, for...

      3. Ground rent subject to future increase

        1. 4.(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of determining, for...

      4. Ground rent subject to periodic review

        1. 5.(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of determining, for...

      1. Schedule 2 — Amendments

      1. Schedule 3 — Repeals