173Exceptions
(1)This section lists exceptions to the requirement of consent in section 172.
(2)Exception 1 is that consent is not required for disposal by a registered provider by way of—
(a)an assured tenancy,
(b)an assured agricultural occupancy,
(c)an arrangement that would be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy but for any of paragraphs 4 to 8, 12(1)(h) and 12ZA to 12B of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) (exclusions),
(d)a secure tenancy, or
(e)an arrangement that would be a secure tenancy but for any of paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (exclusions).
(3)Exception 2 is that consent is not required for a disposal for which consent is required under—
(a)section 81 or 133 of the Housing Act 1988, or
(b)section 173 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42).
(4)Exception 3 is that consent is not required for a disposal under Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (right to buy).
(5)Exception 4 is that consent is not required for a disposal in pursuance of a tenant’s right to acquire under—
(a)section 180, or
(b)section 16 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (tenant’s right to acquire social housing in Wales).