SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Demoted tenancies
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The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) is amended as follows.
2
In section 105 (requirement to consult secure tenants on certain housing management matters) after subsection (6) there is inserted the following subsection—
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For the purposes of this section—
a
secure tenants include demoted tenants within the meaning of section 143A of the Housing Act 1996;
b
secure tenancies include demoted tenancies within the meaning of that section.
3
In section 171B (extent of preserved right to buy) after subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection—
1A
A person to whom this section applies ceases to have the preserved right to buy if the tenancy of a relevant dwelling-house becomes a demoted tenancy by virtue of a demotion order under section 6A of the Housing Act 1988.
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In Schedule 1 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies) after paragraph 1A (introductory tenancies) there is inserted the following paragraph—
1B
A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if it is a demoted tenancy within the meaning of section 143A of the Housing Act 1996.
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In Schedule 4 (qualifying period for right to buy and discount) after paragraph 9 (the tenant condition) there is inserted the following paragraph—
9A
The tenant condition is not met during any period when a tenancy is a demoted tenancy by virtue of section 20B of the Housing Act 1988 or section 143A of the Housing Act 1996.