PART XVI ASSISTANCE FOR OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE HOUSING
Miscellaneous
567 Modifications of this Part in relation to shared ownership leases.
F1(1)
If it appears to a local housing authority that the interest of a person eligible for assistance in respect of a defective dwelling in their area is—
(a)
a shared ownership lease, or
(b)
the freehold acquired under the terms of a shared ownership lease,
the authority shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of State a scheme providing for the provisions of this Part to have effect, in their application to such a case, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the scheme.
(2)
A scheme under subsection (1) above shall not have effect unless approved by the Secretary of State; and any such approval may be made conditional upon compliance with requirements specified by him.
(4)
In this section “” means—
(a)
a shared ownership lease granted in pursuance of Part V (the right to buy),
(b)
a lease of a dwelling-house granted otherwise than in pursuance of that Part which contains provision to the like effect as that required by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 (terms of shared ownership lease: right to acquired additional shares and to acquire freehold),
(c)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 or
(d)
a lease determined, or of a class F3or description determined, by the Secretary of State to be a shared ownership lease.
(5)
The fact that a lease becomes a shared ownership lease by virtue of . . . F4 a determination under subsection (4)(d) does not affect the operation of the provisions of this Part in relation to a case where an application for assistance under this Part has previously been made.
(6)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5