23In section 106A of the [1985 c. 68.] Housing Act 1985 (consultation before disposal to private sector landlord) at the end insert—
“(3)That Schedule, and this section, do not apply in relation to any disposal of an interest in land by a local authority if—
(a)the interest has been acquired by the authority (whether compulsorily or otherwise) following the making of an order for compulsory purchase under any enactment, other than section 290 (acquisition of land for clearance),
(b)the order provides that the interest is being acquired for the purpose of disposal to a registered social landlord, and
(c)such a disposal is made within one year of the acquisition.
(4)In this section “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1996.”