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Section 22(2).

SCHEDULE 8E+W+S Housing

The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)E+W

1(1)In section 28 of the Leasehold Reform Act (retention or resumption of land required for public purposes), after subsection (6) insert—E+W

(6A)In subsections (5) and (6) above, any reference to a county council shall be read, in relation to Wales, as including a reference to a county borough council.

(2)In Schedule 4A to that Act (exclusion of certain shared ownership leases), in paragraph 2(2)(a), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.

The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)E+W

2In section 5 of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (no statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown or to local authority, etc.), in subsection (3)(a), after “county” insert “ , county borough ”.E+W

The Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)E+W

3(1)In section 14 of the Rent Act 1977 (landlord’s interest belonging to local authority, etc.), in paragraph (a), after “county” insert “ or county borough ”.E+W

(2)

[F1In section 62 of that Act (registration areas for registration of rents), in paragraph (a), after “counties” insert “ and county boroughs ”.]

(3)In section 83 of that Act (local authorities for Part V), in paragraph (a), after “question,” insert—

(aa)in a Welsh county or county borough, the council of the county or county borough in question,.

(4)In section 124(8) of that Act (which defines “local authority” for the purposes of that section), at the end add “ or, in Wales, the council of a county or county borough ”.

(5)In section 149 of that Act (powers of local authorities for the purposes of giving information), in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)councils of Welsh counties and county boroughs;.

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I1Sch. 8 para. 3 wholly in force at 1.4.1996; Sch. 8 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 66; Sch. 8 para. 3(2) in force at 1.10.1995 for certain purposes and 1.4.1996 otherwise by S.I. 1995/2490, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 (subject to art. 4(2)(3)); Sch. 8 para. 3(1)(3)-(5) in force at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1

The Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c. 43)E+W

4(1)In section 3A of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (excluded tenancies and licences), in subsection (8)(a), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.E+W

(2)In section 6 of that Act (prosecution of offences), after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)councils of Welsh counties and county boroughs;.

The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)E+W

5(1)In section 1 of the Housing Act 1985 (local housing authorities), after “City of London” insert “ a Welsh county council or county borough council ”.E+W

(2)In section 2(1) of that Act (the district of a local housing authority), after “City of London” insert “ the Welsh county or county borough, ”.

(3)In section 4 of that Act (other descriptions of authority), in paragraph (e), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.

(4)In section 14 of that Act (exercise of powers by authority outside district), in subsection (2), in paragraph (b), after “outside that county” insert “ but in England ” and after that subsection insert—

(2A)Where a Welsh county council or county borough council propose to exercise the power in England they shall before doing so give notice of their intention to the council of the county in which they propose to exercise the power, but failure to give notice does not invalidate the exercise of the power.;

and, in subsection (3), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.

(5)In section 16(2) of that Act (exercise outside Greater London of powers of authorities in London), after “district” insert “ or, in Wales, of the county or county borough ”.

(6)In section 28 of that Act (reserve powers to provide housing accommodation), in subsection (1), after “councils” insert “ in England ”.

(7)In sections 105(6)(b) and 106(3)(b) of that Act (consultation on matters of housing management and information about housing allocation), after “district” insert “ , Welsh county or county borough ” in each place.

The Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)E+W

6(1)In section 34 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (provision of land by county councils), in subsection (1), after “wishes to erect houses” insert “ in England ”.E+W

(2)In section 106(1) of that Act (minor definitions: general), in the definition of “local authority”, after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)E+W

7In section 38 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (minor definitions), in the definition of “local authority” after “county” insert “ county borough ”.E+W

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)E+W

8In section 58 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (exempt landlords and resident landlords), in subsection (1)(a) after “county” insert “ , county borough ”.E+W

The Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)E+W

9(1)In section 66(4) of the Housing Act 1988 (planning control), in paragraph (a), immediately before “Greater London” insert “ Wales, ”.E+W

(2)In Schedule 1 to that Act (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies), in paragraph 12(2)(a) (local authority tenancies etc.), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.

The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)E+W

10F2(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)In section 172 of that Act (transfer of new town housing stock)—

(a)in subsections (2)(a) and (7)(c), after “district council” insert “ or Welsh county council or county borough council ” in both places; and

(b)in subsection (2)(a), for second “district” substitute “ area ”.

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Amendments (Textual)

F2Sch. 8 para. 10(1)(2) repealed (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 147, Sch. 3 Pt. I; S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3 (with transitional and saving provisions in arts. 5, 6, 8)

The Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)E+W+S

11In section 15A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (payment out of benefit of sums in respect of mortgage interest etc.), in subsection (3)(d), after “county council,” insert “ county borough council, ”.E+W+S

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