Part 5 - Regulation of Estate Management Section 75: Limitation of estate management charges: consultation requirements
Section 75 introduces requirements for estate managers to consult managed owners if the cost of any works to be charged as an estate management charge exceeds an appropriate amount. Subsection (2) makes it clear that this amount will be set in regulations by the Secretary of State, while subsection (3) makes it clear that regulations may make provision for an appropriate amount to be (a) an amount prescribed by or determined in accordance with regulations or (b) an amount which results in the relevant contribution of any one or more managed owners being an amount prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, the regulations. Subsection (4) defines relevant contribution as the amount a managed owner may be required to contribute by the payment of an estate management charge to the relevant costs incurred in carrying out the works.
	Subsection (5) explains that the contribution made by managed owners is limited in accordance with subsections (9) and (10), except where the consultation requirements have been met or the tribunal has dispensed with these requirements.
	Subsection (6) sets out that the consultation requirements are to be set out in regulations made by the Secretary of State, while subsection (7) sets out that these regulations may include requirements on estate managers to: (a) provide details of the proposed works to owners of managed dwellings, (b) obtain estimates for the proposed works, (c) invite owners to give the names of persons from which the manager should try to obtain other estimates, (d) have regard to observations made by owners in relation to proposed works and estimates, (e) and give reasons in prescribed circumstances for carrying out works.
	Subsection (8) states that an appropriate tribunal may make a determination that all or any of the consultation requirements are to be dispensed with only if the tribunal is satisfied that it is reasonable to dispense with the requirements.
	Subsection (9) states that where an appropriate amount is set by virtue of subsection (3)(a), costs in excess of the appropriate amount are not relevant costs. Subsection (10) states that where an appropriate amount is set by virtue of subsection (3)(b), costs in the amount of the relevant contribution of the managed owners, or each of the owners, whose relevant contribution would otherwise exceed the amount prescribed or determined in accordance with the regulations, is limited to the amount set in subsection 3(b).
	Subsection (11) requires that any statutory instrument containing regulations under this Section is subject to the negative procedure.