The Housing (Right of First Refusal) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Disposal of property acquired on voluntary disposal at a discount by local authority

16.—(1) With the exception of regulations 14, 15, and 17, these Regulations also apply if there is to be a relevant disposal, other than an exempted disposal, of the owner’s interest in a property acquired at a discount from a local authority using its power to dispose of land in section 32(1) of the 1985 Act, subject to the following modifications.

(2) In regulation 1—

(a) for the definition of “former landlord” substitute—

““former owner” (“perchennog blaenorol”) means the local authority which disposed of the property under section 32 of the 1985 Act”;

(b) for the definition of “owner” substitute—

““owner” (“perchennog”) means the person who is the freehold or leasehold owner of the property and who is bound by a right of first refusal covenant imposed under section 36A of the 1985 Act”; and

(c) for the definition of “property” substitute—

““property” (“eiddo”) means a property which is subject to a right of first refusal covenant imposed under section 36A of the 1985 Act”.

(3) In regulation 10(3), for “section 158” substitute “section 36B(2)”.

(4) For all occurrences of the term “former landlord” substitute “former owner”.

(1)

Section 32 was amended by S.I. 1997/74.

(2)

Section 36B was inserted by section 197 of the Housing Act 2004.