Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2018

Abolition of the right to buy and the right to acquire E+W

6 Abolition of the right to buy and the right to acquire E+W

(1) The following rights no longer exist in relation to dwellings in Wales—

(a) the right to acquire the freehold of a dwelling-house, or to be granted a lease of a dwelling-house, pursuant to Part 5 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (the right to buy);

(b) the right to acquire a dwelling pursuant to section 16 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (the right to acquire).

(2) Accordingly, the following enactments are repealed—

(a) sections 2 and 3 of this Act (restriction on exercising the right to buy etc.), and sections 121ZA, 121ZB and 171B(7) of the Housing Act 1985 (inserted by sections 2 and 3 of this Act);

(b) sections 4 and 5 of this Act (restriction on exercising the right to acquire etc.), and sections 16B, 16C and 21(2A) of the Housing Act 1996 (inserted by sections 4 and 5 of this Act);

(c) section 8 of this Act.

(3) Schedule 1 (which makes consequential amendments and repeals) has effect.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 6 in force at 26.1.2019 by S.I. 2018/100, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)