Housing Associations Act 1985

89 Provision of dwellings or hostels and clearance, management and development of land. E+W

(1) The [F1 Welsh Ministers] may provide or improve dwellings or hostels on land belonging [F2 to them].

(2) The [F1 Welsh Ministers] may clear land belonging [F2 to them] and carry out other work on the land to prepare it as a building site or estate, including—

(a) the laying out and construction of streets or roads and open spaces, and

(b) the provision of sewerage facilities and supplies of gas, electricity and water.

(3) The [F1 Welsh Ministers] may repair, maintain and insure buildings or works on land belonging [F2 to them], may generally deal in the proper course of management with such land and buildings or works on it, and may charge for the tenancy or occupation of such land, buildings or works.

(4) The [F1 Welsh Ministers] may carry out such operations on, and do such other things in relation to, land belonging [F2 to them] as appear [F2 to them] to be conducive to facilitating the provision or improvement of dwellings or hostels on the land—

(a) by the [F1 Welsh Ministers] [F3 themselves], or

(b) by a [F4 registered social landlord] or unregistered self-build society.

(5) In the exercise of [F5 their] powers under subsection (4) the [F1 Welsh Ministers] may carry out any development ancillary to or in connection with the provision of dwellings or hostels, including development which makes provision for buildings or land to be used for commercial, recreational or other non-domestic purposes.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 89 substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2009) by The Housing Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/484), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(2) (with Sch. 1 para. 12)

F2 Words in s. 89 substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2009) by The Housing Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/484), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(3) (with Sch. 1 para. 12)

F3 Word in s. 89(4)(a) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2009) by The Housing Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/484), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(4) (with Sch. 1 para. 12)

F4 Words in s. 89(4)(b) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. para. 15(32)

F5 Word in s. 89(5) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2009) by The Housing Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/484), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 9(5) (with Sch. 1 para. 12)