SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 Minor and consequential amendments relating to National Parks

The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

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1

In section 43 of the Housing Act 1985 (consent of the Secretary of State required for certain disposals by local authorities), after subsection (5) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

5A

References in this section and in section 44 to a local authority shall include references to a National Park authority.

2

In section 45(2)(b) of that Act (definition of “public sector authority” for the purposes of provisions relating to service charges after disposal), after “a local authority” there shall be inserted— “ a National Park authority ”.

3

In section 573 of that Act (definition of “public sector authority” for the purposes of assisting the owners of defective housing), after the entry relating to joint boards there shall be inserted the following entry—

a National Park authority (or a predecessor of such an authority),