Housing Act 1985

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s. 4(1)(e) words substituted by 2011 c. 13 Sch. 16 para. 168
s. 4(1)(g)(i) words inserted by 2011 c. 20 Sch. 19 para. 11

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s. 86A inserted by 2011 c. 20 s. 160(1)
s. 107A-107E and cross-heading inserted by 2011 c. 20 s. 154
s. 122A inserted by 2011 nawm 5 s. 31(2)
s. 122B inserted by 2011 nawm 5 s. 32(3)

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S.I. 2003/1725 art. 2(1) commences (2002 c. 9)
S.I. 2003/1900 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 art. 2(2) Sch. 2 commences (2003 c. 21)
S.I. 2003/1986 art. 2(c)(i) commences (2002 c. 15)
S.I. 2003/2938 art. 2(a) commences (2003 c. 26)
S.I. 2003/3034 art. 2 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 commences (2003 c. 26)
S.I. 2003/3142 art. 3(2) commences (2003 c. 21)
S.I. 2004/669 art. 2(c)(i) commences (2002 c. 15)
S.I. 2004/1502 art. 2(a)(iii) commences (2003 c. 38)
S.I. 2004/3338 art. 3(c) commences (2002 c. 30)
S.I. 2005/1451 art. 2(b) commences (2004 c. 34)
S.I. 2005/3056 art. 2(2) commences (2003 c. 17)
S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 commences (2004 c. 33)
S.I. 2005/3237 art. 1(2) 2(g) commences (2004 c. 34)
S.I. 2006/1014 art. 2(a) Sch. 1 para. 11(r) art. 2(a) Sch. 1 para 30(b) commences (2005 c. 4)
S.I. 2007/309 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 c. 50)
S.I. 2007/709 art. 4(d) commences (2006 c. 48)
S.I. 2008/3267 art. 2 Sch. commences (2006 c. 50)
S.I. 2009/803 art. 1(2) 10 commences (2008 c. 17)
S.I. 2009/812 art. 3(a)(b) commences (2006 c. 52)
S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
S.I. 2009/2648 art. 2(2)(b) commences (2006 c. 50)
S.I. 2010/862 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 17)
S.I. 2011/1725 Sch. para. 6 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267
S.I. 2011/1863 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 17)
S.I. 2012/628 art. 2-8 commences (2011 c. 20)
S.I. 2012/887 art. 2 3 coming into force

4 Other descriptions of authority.E+W

[F1(1)]In this Act—

(a)“housing authority” means a local housing authority [F2or a new town corporation];

(b)“new town corporation” means a development corporation or the [F3new towns residuary body]F3;

(c)“development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1New Towns Act 1981;

(d)“urban development corporation” means an urban development corporation established under Part XVI of the M2Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(e)“local authority” means a county, [F4county borough,] district or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly [F5, in sections 43, 44 and 232 includes the Broads Authority][F6, in sections 438, 441, 442, 443 and 458 includes the Broads Authority [F7, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, [F8an economic prosperity board, a combined authority,] a joint waste authority]][F9and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority], and in sections 45(2)(b), 50(2), 51(6), 80(1), 157(1), 171(2), F10. . ., 573(1), paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, grounds 7 and 12 in Schedule 2, ground 5 in Schedule 3, paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 16 includes F11. . . [F12the Broads Authority][F6, a police authority established under [F13section 3 of the Police Act 1996,]]. . . F14. . . F15. . . F11. . . [F16, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, [F8an economic prosperity board, a combined authority,] a joint waste authority][F9and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority].

[F17(f)“housing action trust” means a housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988]

[F18(g)“new towns residuary body” means—

(i)in relation to England, the Homes and Communities Agency so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to it as mentioned in section 52(1)(a) to (d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008; and

(ii)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a) (i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981.]

[F19(2)In this section—

“combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“economic prosperity board” means an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of that Act;
“joint waste authority” means an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.]

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Amendments (Textual)

F1S. 4 renumbered (1.4.2008) as s. 4(1) by virtue of Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 209, 245, Sch. 13 para. 41(1); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(o)(p)

F2Words in s. 4(a) substituted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 129, Sch. 15 para. 7 (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F3Words in s. 4(1)(b) substituted (1.12.2008) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3002), arts. 1(2)(3), 4, Sch. 1 para. 3(a) (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/3068, arts. 1(2), 2(1)(b) (with arts. 6-13)

F4Words in s. 4(e) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19. s. 22(2), Sch. 8 para. 5(3) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1

F5Words inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), s. 21, Sch. 6 para. 25(a)

F6Words in s. 4(e) inserted (1.10.1994 for certain purposes only and 1.4.1995 otherwise) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 58(a)(c); S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.