(1)If it appears to the Secretary of State—
(a)that the institution of legal proceedings is requisite or desirable with respect to any property belonging to a housing trust, or
(b)that the expediting of any such legal proceedings is requisite or desirable,
he may certify the case to the Attorney-General who may institute legal proceedings or intervene in legal proceedings already instituted in such manner as he thinks proper in the circumstances.
(2)Before preparing a scheme with reference to property belonging to a housing trust, the court or body which is responsible for making the scheme shall communicate with the Secretary of State and consider any recommendations made by him with reference to the proposed scheme.