Housing (Scotland) Act 1988

6(1)In subsection (1) of section 9 for the words “the Housing Corporation, by order under the seal of the Corporation” there shall be substituted the words “the relevant authority”.

(2)In subsections (2) and (3) of that section for the words “the Corporation”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the relevant authority”.

(3)For subsection (5) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection—

(5)For the purposes of this section—

  • “disposition” means sale, lease, mortgage, charge or any other disposal;

  • “the relevant authority”—

    (a)

    in relation to a disposition of land by a registered housing association, means the registration authority;

    (b)

    in relation to a disposition of grant-aided land in England and Wales by an unregistered housing association, means the Housing Corporation;

    (c)

    in relation to a disposition of grant-aided land in Scotland by an unregistered housing association, means Scottish Homes;

    and the references in this section to the relevant authority’s consent are, in the case of the Housing Corporation, references to an order under its seal giving its consent and, in the case of Scottish Homes, references to its consent in writing..