Housing Act 1985

The landlord condition.

7 (1) The landlord condition is, subject to any order under paragraph 8, that the interest of the landlord belonged to, or to a predecessor of—

• a local authority,

• a new town corporation,

• the Development Board for Rural Wales,

• an urban development corporation,

• the Housing Corporation,

• a registered housing association which is not a co-operative housing association,

• a housing co-operative within the meaning of section 27 (co-operatives exercising authority’s management functions),

or to, or to a predecessor of, an authority or other body falling within sub-paragraph (2) or (3) (corresponding authorities and bodies in Scotland and Northern Ireland),

(2) The corresponding authorities and bodies in Scotland are—

• a regional, islands or district council,

• a joint board or joint committee of such a council,

• the common good of such a council or a trust under its control,

• a development corporation established by an order made or having effect as if made under the [1968 c. 16.] New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968.

• the Scottish Special Housing Association,

• a housing association which falls within paragraph (e) of section 10(2) of the [1980 c. 52.] Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 but is not a registered society within the meaning of section 11 of that Act, and

• a housing co-operative within the meaning of section 5 of the [1975 c. 28.] Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975.

(3) The corresponding authorities and bodies in Northern Ireland are—

• a district council within the meaning of the [1972 c. 9 (N.I.).] Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972,

• the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, and

• a registered housing association within the meaning of Chapter II of Part II of the [S.I. 1983/1118 (N.I. 15).] Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983.

8 (1) The landlord condition shall also be treated as having been satisfied, in such circumstances as may be prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph by order of the Secretary of State, if the interest of the landlord belonged to a person who is so prescribed.

(2) An order under this paragraph—

(a) may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas, and

(b) shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.