Housing Associations Act 1985

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Regulation of Housing Associations

   1. Introductory

      1. 1. Meaning of "housing association " and related expressions

      2. 2. Meaning of " housing trust"

   2. Registration

      1. 3. The register

      2. 4. Eligibility for registration

      3. 5. Registration

      4. 6. Removal from the register

      5. 7. Appeal against removal

   3. Disposal of land

      1. 8. Power of registered housing associations to dispose of land

      2. 9. Control by Housing Corporation of dispositions of land by housing associations

      3. 10. Dispositions excepted from s. 9

      4. 11. Further provisions as to certain disposals of houses

      5. 12. Avoidance of certain disposals of houses without consent

   4. Control of payments to members etc

      1. 13. Payments by way of gift, dividend or bonus

      2. 14. Maximum amounts payable by way of fees, expenses, etc

      3. 15. Payments and benefits to committee members, etc

   5. Constitution, change of rules, amalgamation and dissolution Section

      1. 16. General power to remove committee member

      2. 17. Power to appoint new committee member

      3. 18. Exercise of powers under ss. 16 and 17 in relation to registered charities

      4. 19. Change of rules under the 1965 Act

      5. 20. Change of objects by certain charities

      6. 21. Amalgamation and dissolution under the 1965 Act

      7. 22. Housing Corporation's power to petition for winding up

      8. 23. Transfer of net assets on dissolution

   6. Accounts and audit

      1. 24. General requirements as to accounts and audit

      2. 25. Appointment of auditors by associations registered under the 1965 Act

      3. 26. Accounting requirements for registered housing associations not within the 1965 Act

      4. 27. Responsibility for securing compliance with accounting requirements

   7. Inquiries into affairs of housing associations

      1. 28. Inquiry

      2. 29. Extraordinary audit for purposes of inquiry

      3. 30. General powers exercisable as a result of inquiry or audit

      4. 31. Exercise of powers under ss. 28 to 30 in relation to registered charities

      5. 32. Power to direct transfer of land to another housing association or the Housing Corporation

   8. Miscellaneous

      1. 33. Recognition of central association

      2. 34. Provision of land by county councils

      3. 35. Housing trusts: power to transfer housing to local housing authority

      4. 36. Housing trusts: functions of Secretary of State with respect to legal proceedings

   9. Supplementary

      1. 37. Definitions relating to the 1965 Act and societies registered under it

      2. 38. Definitions relating to charities

      3. 39. Minor definitions

      4. 40. Index of defined expressions: Part I

3. Part II Housing Association Finance

   1. Housing association grants

      1. 41. Housing association grants

      2. 42. Projects qualifying for grant: accommodation for letting, hostels

      3. 43. Projects qualifying for grant: improvement for sale

      4. 44. Projects qualifying for grant: repair or improvement after exercise of right to buy etc

      5. 45. Projects qualifying for grant: disposal to tenant of charitable housing association etc

      6. 46. Applications for housing association grant

      7. 47. Amount of housing association grant: net cost

      8. 48. Amount of housing association grant: maximum levels of cost and grant

      9. 49. Payment of housing association grants

      10. 50. Grant conditions

      11. 51. Payment of grant to another association on transfer of property

      12. 52. Circumstances in which grant may be reduced, suspended or reclaimed

      13. 53. Recoupment of surplus rental income

   2. Deficit grants

      1. 54. Revenue deficit grants

      2. 55. Hostel deficit grants

      3. 56. Applications for deficit grants

      4. 57. Payment of deficit grants

   3. Arrangements with local authorities

      1. 58. Powers of local authorities to promote and assist housing associations: England and Wales

      2. 59. Powers of local authorities to promote and assist housing associations: Scotland

      3. 60. Certain assistance restricted to registered housing associations

      4. 61. Power of local housing authority to supply furniture to housing association tenants

   4. Grants for affording tax relief

      1. 62. Grants for affording tax relief

   5. Building society advances

      1. 63. Building society advances: certain advances not special advances but subject to their own limit

      2. 64. Failure to comply with limit on advances an offence

      3. 65. Building society advances: advances by more than one building society

      4. 66. Application of ss. 63 to 65 to Scotland

   6. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners

      1. 67. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners: England and Wales

      2. 68. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners: Scotland

   7. Miscellaneous

      1. 69. Power to vary or terminate certain agreements with housing associations

      2. 70. Continuation of arrangements under repealed enactments

      3. 71. Superseded contributions, subsidies and grants

   8. Supplementary provisions

      1. 72. Minor definitions

      2. 73. Index of defined expressions: Part II

4. Part III The Housing Corporation

   1. Constitution and other general matters

      1. 74. The Housing Corporation

      2. 75. General functions of the Corporation

      3. 76. Directions by the Secretary of State

      4. 77. Advisory service

      5. 78. Annual report

   2. Corporation's powers with respect to loans and grants

      1. 79. Lending powers

      2. 80. Security for loans to unregistered self-build societies

      3. 81. Further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease

      4. 82. Loans made under s. 2 of the Housing Act 1964

      5. 83. Power to guarantee loans

      6. 84. Agreements to indemnify certain lenders: England and Wales

      7. 85. Meaning of " recognised body " and " relevant advance "

      8. 86. Agreements to indemnify building societies: Scotland

      9. 87. Grants towards expenses in promoting or assisting registered housing associations

   3. Corporation's powers with respect to land and works

      1. 88. Acquisition of land

      2. 89. Provision of dwellings or hostels and clearance, management and development of land

      3. 90. Disposal of land

      4. 91. Protection of persons deriving title under transactions requiring consent

   4. The Corporation's finances

      1. 92. Borrowing powers

      2. 93. Limit on borrowing

      3. 94. Treasury guarantees of borrowing

      4. 95. Grants to Corporation

      5. 96. General financial provisions

      6. 97. Accounts and audit

   5. Acquisition of securities and control of subsidies

      1. 98. Acquisition of securities and promotion of body corporate

      2. 99. Control of subsidiaries

   6. Supplementary provisions

      1. 100. Scottish Special Housing Association may act as agents for Corporation in Scotland

      2. 101. Minor definitions

      3. 102. Index of defined expressions: Part III

5. Part IV General Provisions

   1. General provisions

      1. 103. Application to Isles of Scilly

      2. 104. Local housing authorities

      3. 105. Members of a person's family

      4. 106. Minor definitions-general

   2. Final provisions

      1. 107. Short title, commencement and extent

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Grant-aided land

   2. Schedule 2

      Further provisions as to certain disposals of houses

   3. Schedule 3

      Accounting requirements for charitable housing associations

   4. Schedule 4

      Housing associations: continuation of arrangements under repealed enactments

      1. Part I Arrangements with local authorities for provision or improvement of housing

      2. Part II Subsidy agreements with local authorities

      3. Part III Special arrangements with the Secretary of State in Scotland

   5. Schedule 5

      Housing association finance: superseded contributions, grants and subsidies

      1. Part I Residual subsidies: England and Wales

      2. Part II Residual subsidies: Scotland

      3. Part III Contributions and grants under arrangements with local authorities

      4. Part IV Contributions under arrangements with the Secretary of State in Scotland

      5. Part V Schemes for the unification of grant conditions

      6. Part VI New building subsidy and improvement subsidy

      7. Part VII Payments in respect of hostels under pre 1974 enactments

   6. Schedule 6

      Constitution etc. of Housing Corporation

   7. Schedule 7

      Powers exercisable where loan outstanding under section 2 of the Housing Act 1964