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PART XVIE+W ASSISTANCE FOR OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE HOUSING

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Pt. XVI (Ss. 527–577) modified by S.I. 1986/797, regs. 2, 3–18

C3Pt. XVI (Ss. 527–577): power to apply certain functions conferred by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 65(2)(a)(4)

Pt. XVI (ss. 527-577) extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39, 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 21(e) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5))

Pt. XVI (ss. 527-577) modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 8(d)

Supplementary provisionsE+W

571 Service of notices.E+W

(1)A notice or other document under this Part may be given to or served on a person, and an application or written request under this Part may be made to a person—

(a)by delivering it to him or leaving it at his proper address, or

(b)by sending it to him by post,

and also, where the person concerned is a body corporate, by giving or making it to or serving it on the secretary of that body.

(2)For the purposes of this section, and of section 7 of the M1Interpretation Act 1978 as it applies for the purposes of this section, the proper address of a person is—

(a)in the case of a body corporate or its secretary, the address of the principal office of the body,

(b)in any other case, his last known address,

and also, where an additional address for service has been specified by that person in a notice under section 548(2) (notice of intention to assume responsibility for repurchase), that address.

Marginal Citations

572 Jurisdiction of county court.E+W

(1)The county court has jurisdiction—

(a)to determine any question arising under this Part notwithstanding that a declaration is the only relief sought, and

(b)to entertain any proceedings brought in connection with the performance or discharge of obligations arising under this Part, including proceedings for the recovery of damages in the event of the obligations not being performed.

(2)Subsection (1) has effect subject to—

(3)Where an authority fail to extend or further extend a period when required to do so by—

(a)section 542(3) (reinstatement grant: period within which work is to be completed), or

(b)paragraph 2(2) or 6(2) of Schedule 20 (repurchase: period for service of request or notice by person entitled to assistance),

the county court may by order extend or futher extend that period until such date as may be specified in the order.

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573 Meaning of “public sector authority”.E+W

(1)In this Part “public sector authority” means—

[F13(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), “ a Welsh planning board ” means a board constituted under—

(a) section 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; F14 . . .

F14( b ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(2)The Secretary of State may provide that a body corporate shall be treated as a public sector authority if he is satisfied—

(a)that the affairs of the body are managed by its members, and

(b)that its members hold office by virtue of appointment (to that or another office) by a Minister of the Crown under an enactment,

or if he is satisfied that it is a subsidiary of such a body.

(3)The Secretary of State may provide that a housing association shall be treated as a public sector authority if he is satisfied that the objects or powers of the association include the provision of housing accommodation for individuals employed at any time by a public sector authority or dependants of such individuals.

(4)Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a body or association met the requirements of subsection (2) or (3) during any period, he may, whether or not he makes an order in respect of the body or association under that subsection, provide that is shall be treated as having been a public sector authority during that period.

(5)If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a body or association specified in an order under subsection (2) or (3) has ceased to meet the requirements of that subsection on any date, he may by order provide that it shall be treated as having ceased to be a public sector authority on that date.

(6)An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

Textual Amendments

F2Entry in s. 573(1) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 24(3) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)

F3Entries in s. 573(1) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2

F4Entry in s. 573(1) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 20(4), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 19 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3

F7Words in s. 573(1) substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 5 (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5

F9Words in s. 573(1) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(29)

F10Entry in s. 573(1) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

F12Words in s. 573(1) inserted (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 67(1), Sch. 9 para. 33 (with ss. 40(7), 66); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2

F14S. 573(1A)(b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

574 Disposal of certain Crown interests in land treated as disposal by public sector authority.E+W

References in this Part to a disposal of an interest in a dwelling by a public sector authority include a disposal of—

(a)an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown,

(b)an interest belonging to, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of, a government department or Minister of the Crown, or

(c)an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall.

575 Meaning of “dwelling” and “house”.E+W

(1)In this Part “dwelling” means any house, flat or other unit designed or adapted for living in.

(2)For the purposes of this Part a building so designed or adapted is a “house” if it is a structure reasonably so called; so that where a building is divided into units so designed or adapted—

(a)if it is so divided horizontally, or a material part of a unit lies above or below another unit, the units are not houses (though the building as a whole may be), and

(b)if it is so divided vertically, the units may be houses.

(3)Where a house which is divided into flsts or other units is a defective dwelling in respect of which a person is eligible for assistance, the fact that it is so divided shall be disregarded for the purposes of section 538(1)(a) (first condition for assistance by way of reinstatement: that the dwelling is a house).

576 Meaning of “lending institution”.E+W

In this Part “lending institution” means—

Textual Amendments

F15Words in s. 576 substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 299(7)

577 Index of defined expressions: Part XVI.E+W

The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expressions used in the same section or paragraph:—

the agreement (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20
appropriate percentage (in relation to reinstatement grant)section 543(2)
associated arrangementsection 539(2)
[F16assured agricultural occupancy][F16section 622]
[F16assured tenancy][F16section 622]
the authority (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20
banksection 622
building societysection 622
charge (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(2)(a) of Schedule 20
the conveyance (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20
co-operative housing associationsection 5(2)
F17. . .F17. . .
cut-off datesections 528(2)(b) and 559(3)(b)
defective dwellingsections 528(2) and 559(3)
development corporationsection 4(c)
disposalsection 532(1)
disposal for valuesection 532(3)
district (of a local housing authority)section 2(1)
district valuersection 622
dwellingsection 575(1)
dwelling-house (in sections 553 to 557)section 558(a)
eligible for assistancesections 527 and 533
housesection 575(2)
housing associationsection 5(1)
insurance companysection 622
the interest acquired (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20
interest in a dwellingsection 530(4)
interest to be acquired (in relation to repurchase)paragraph 1 of Schedule 20
lending institutionsection 576
local authoritysection 4(e)
local housing authoritysection 1, 2(2)
new town corporationsection 4(b)
[F18new towns residuary bodysection 4(1)(g)]
notice of determinationsection 540(1)
occupier (in sections 553 to 557section 558(b)
person entitled to assistance (by way of reinstatement grant or repurchase)section 540(5)
previous disposalsection 532(4)
protected tenancysection 622
public sector authoritysection 573 (and see section 574)
the purchase price (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20
purchasing authoritysection 548(3)
qualifying defectsections 528(2)(a) and 559(3)(a)
qualifying worksection 541(2)
[F19 registered social landlord][F19 section 5(4) and (5)]
reinstatement grantsection 541(1)
[F20 the Relevant Authority][F20 section 6A]
relevant charge (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 20
relevant interestsection 530(1)
the relevant time (in relation to valuation for repurchase)paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 20
repurchasesection 547
secure tenancysection 79 (and see section 558(c))
statutory tenancy and statutory tenantsection 622
subsidiarysection 622
time of disposalsection 532(2)
trustee savings banksection 622
the vendor (in Part III of Schedule 20)paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 20
work required to reinstate a defective dwellingsection 539(1)

Textual Amendments

F17Entry in the Table in s. 577 repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 140, 152, Sch. 16 para. 20(a), Sch. 18 Pt. VI (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5

F19Entry in the Table in s. 577 substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(10, Sch. 2 para. 14(30)

F20Entry in the Table in s. 577 inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 20(b) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5