Commentary on the Sections: Part 1 Qualifying rules Section 138: Abolition of residence test
231.Section 138 amends section 1 of the 1967 Act.   It abolishes the residence test as it applies to leasehold houses.  Consequentially, it also provides that where a person has a superior lease to a qualifying tenant, that person does not have the right to enfranchise and the right to extend his lease.  It also makes a number of other consequential changes to the 1967 Act.