SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Minor And Consequential Amendments

The Housing Act 1985

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In Schedule 16 to that Act (local authority mortgage interest rates), for paragraph 4 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

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1

The rate declared under paragraph 3(a) or (b) shall be a rate calculated in such manner as the Secretary of State may determine.

2

A determination under this paragraph—

a

may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of cases, including different provision for different areas, for different local authorities or for different descriptions of local authorities; and

b

may be varied or withdrawn by a subsequent determination.

3

As soon as practicable after making a determination under this paragraph, the Secretary of State shall send a copy of the determination to the local authority or authorities to which it relates.