123Amendment of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985
(1)Schedule 5 of the Housing Act 1985 (exceptions to the right to buy) shall be amended in accordance with this section.
(2)Paragraphs 6 and 8 shall be omitted.
(3)The repeal by this Act of paragraphs 6 and 8 of Schedule 5 shall not affect the operation of either of those paragraphs in any case where the tenant’s notice claiming to exercise the right to buy was served before the repeal comes into force unless, at that time, no notice in response had been served under section 124 of the Housing Act 1985 (landlord’s notice admitting or denying right to buy).
(4)For the purposes of subsection (3) above, no account shall be taken of any steps taken under section 177 of the Housing Act 1985 (amendment or withdrawal and re-service of notice to correct mistakes).