60Effect of Act or statutory instrument

60 Effect of Act or statutory instrument (1) A statutory instrument does not have the effect of rendering void or unenforceable a contract or dealing concerning property that is made, entered into or effected contrary to the statutory instrument unless it expressly provides that such a contract or dealing is void or unenforceable, as the case may be. (2) If an Act or statutory instrument requires that a certificate, consent or approval relating to a contract or a dealing with property (by sale, lease, mortgage or otherwise) be obtained or tendered before or at the time the contract is entered into or the time of the dealing, in the absence of greater particularity as to that time in the Act or instrument it is sufficient compliance with the requirement if the certificate, consent or approval is obtained or tendered as required Law of Property Act 2000 35 at or immediately before: (a) in the case of a sale, settlement; (b) in the case of a lease, the lessee's entry into possession under the lease; (c) in the case of a mortgage, the mortgagor's accepting liability under the mortgage; and (d) in the case of any other dealing, its finalisation. (3) This section applies to and in relation to an Act or statutory instrument whether coming into operation before or after the (4) In this section, statutory instrument includes an instrument of a legislative or administrative character.