A law called the Local Government Act 1974 had a part about leasehold-purchase schemes. This part was called section 556. You can find more information about what happened to this law by looking at the Local Government Act 2002. Section 556 was repealed, which means it is no longer a law, and this happened on 1 July 2003.

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555: Provisions as to leases, or

"Rules about leasing council property"

557: Leases to employees of council may be by private contract, or

"Councils can lease land to their staff using a private contract."

Part 32Land development for housing, commercial, and industrial purposes
Development of land for housing

556Leasehold-purchase schemes (Repealed)

Notes

Section 556: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).