Citation, commencement and application

1.-(1) These regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Disposal of Mortgages) Regulations 1986 and shall come into operation on 21st July 1986.

(2) These regulations apply to the disposal on or after 1st September 1986 of a local authority's interest as mortgagee of any land under any description of mortgage, other than a disposal which is carried out in pursuance of a contract entered into before 1st April 1986.

Interpretation

2. In these regulations-

"the Act" means the Local Government Act 1986;

"intended transferee" means the person to whom a local authority intend to dispose of their interest as mortgagee of any land; and

"prospective disposal" means the prospective disposal by a local authority to the intended transferee.

Information to be given to mortgagors

3. A local authority shall give to a mortgagor whose consent is sought for the purposes of section 7 of the Act, written information as to-

(1) the name and address of the intended transferee and also, where the intended transferee is a company, the name and address of any holding company;

(2) the effect which the prospective disposal is likely to have on-

(a)the rate of interest applicable to the mortgage;

(b)the way in which that rate is determined; and

(c)the places at which and the methods by which amounts payable under the mortgage may be paid;

(3) the policy of the intended transferee with regard to mortgagors who are in arrears or default and a comparison of such policy with the policy of the local authority in relation to those matters;

(4) the right of the mortgagor under section 7(2)(a) of the Act to withdraw his consent, the way in which consent may be withdrawn, and the fact that, to be effective, notice of the withdrawal must be given before the disposal is made;

(5) the right of a mortgagor who does not wish to give his consent to the transfer of his mortgage to take no further action; and the fact that a mortgagor who takes no further action will not be treated as having given his consent to the transfer; and

(6) the right of the mortgagor (and others) under section 7(5) of the Act to require the local authority (and others) to undo a disposal and the steps to be taken by a mortgagor who wishes to exercise that right.

Form of consent

4. A consent for the purposes of section 7 of the Act shall be given in the form set out in the Schedule to these regulations.

Notification of disposal

5. A local authority shall secure that notice of the fact that they have disposed of their interest as mortgagee of any land shall be given to the mortgagor no later than 7 days after the date of the disposal.

Regulation 4

SCHEDULELOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1986 CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF MORTGAGE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations prescribe the information which is to be given to a mortgagor by a local authority which seeks the consent of the mortgagor to the transfer of his mortgage (regulation 3). They also prescribe the form in which consent is to be given (regulation 4) and require that the mortgagor be notified of the transfer no later than 7 days after it has taken place (regulation 5).