The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1989

1.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, in the provisions of Part V which apply to the preserved right to buy by virtue of these Regulations, for the expressions “secure tenant” and “tenant” substitute the expression “qualifying person”.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply–

(a) to the references to secure tenant in–

• section 171A,

• section 185, and

• Schedule 9A, paragraph 1;

(b) to the references to tenant in–

• section 125(4),

• section 125A(2)(b),

• section 125B,

• section 138(2) (second reference only),

• section 171B,section 171H(1),

• section 175(1),

• section 187, the definition of “improvement contribution”,

• Schedule 4, paragraphs 2 (the final word), 6(1), 9 and 10, and

• Schedule 6, Part I, paragraph 6 and Part III;

(c) to the expressions “former secure tenant”, “joint tenant”, “new tenant”, “public sector tenant”, “tenant condition” and “tenant’s incumbrances”.

(d) to the expressions “secure tenant” and “tenant” when used in a modification made by these Regulations.

(3) In Schedule 6, Part III, for the word “tenant” substitute the expression “qualifying person” in the following paragraphs only–

• paragraph 13 (both references),

• paragraph 16 (first reference only),

• paragraph 16B(4)(c), and

• paragraph 16C(4)(c).