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- s. 158(8)-(9B) substituted for s. 158(8)(9) by 2016 c. 22 s. 121(2)(e)
- s. 202(3A) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 176(2)
Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)E+W
10E+WThe Housing Act 1985 is amended as follows.
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I1Sch. 19 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
11E+WIn section 4(1)(g)(i) (definition of “new towns residuary body”) after “2008” insert “ or the Greater London Authority so far as exercising its new towns and urban development functions ”.
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I2Sch. 19 para. 11 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
12E+WIn section 45(2) (restrictions on service charges payable after disposal of lease: disposals to which restrictions apply) in the definition of “public sector authority” after the entry for the Homes and Communities Agency insert— “ the Greater London Authority so far as exercising its housing or regeneration functions or its new towns and urban development functions, ”.
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I3Sch. 19 para. 12 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
13(1)Section 80 (secure tenancies: the landlord condition) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1) after “the Homes and Communities Agency” insert “ , the Greater London Authority ”.
(3)In subsection (2A) for the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute—
“(aa)the Greater London Authority as mentioned in section 333ZI(2)(a) to (d) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, or”.
(4)In subsection (2B)—
(a)after “Agency” insert “ , the Greater London Authority ”, and
(b)after “(2A)(a)” insert “ , (aa) ”.
(5)In subsection (2C) after “Agency” in both places insert “ , the Greater London Authority ”.
(6)In subsection (2D) after “Agency” in both places insert “ , the Greater London Authority ”.
(7)In subsection (2E) after “Agency” insert “ , the Greater London Authority ”.
(8)In subsection (5)—
(a)after the first “Agency” insert “ , to the Greater London Authority ”, and
(b)after the second “Agency” insert “ , the Greater London Authority ”.
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I4Sch. 19 para. 13 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
14E+WIn section 151B (right to buy: mortgage for securing redemption of landlord's share) after subsection (5A) insert—
“(5B)In subsection (5) “the Relevant Authority” also includes the Greater London Authority.”
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I5Sch. 19 para. 14 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
15E+WIn section 156 (right to buy: liability to repay to be a charge on the premises) after subsection (4ZA) insert—
“(4ZB)In subsection (4) “the Relevant Authority” also includes the Greater London Authority.”
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I6Sch. 19 para. 15 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
16(1)Section 450A (right to a loan in respect of service charges after exercise of right to buy) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (5A) after “6A(4)” insert “ and in the case of a property outside Greater London ”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(5B)In subsection (4)(a) “the Relevant Authority”, in relation to a housing association falling within section 6A(4) and in the case of a property in Greater London, means the Greater London Authority.”
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 19 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
17E+WIn section 450B(1)(a) (power to make loans in other cases) after “Agency” insert “ or the Greater London Authority ”.
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I8Sch. 19 para. 17 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
18E+WIn section 453(1)(b) (further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease) after “Agency” insert “ or the Greater London Authority ”.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 19 para. 18 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
19E+WIn section 458(1) (loans for acquisition or improvement of housing: minor definitions) in the definition of “housing authority” after “Agency,” insert “ the Greater London Authority, ”.
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 19 para. 19 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
20E+WIn Schedule 4 (qualifying period for right to buy and discount) in paragraph 7B for the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) substitute—
“(aa)the Greater London Authority, or”.
Commencement Information
I11Sch. 19 para. 20 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
21E+WIn Schedule 5 (exceptions to the right to buy) in paragraph 3—
(a)in the entry in the list for section 19 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 omit the words from “(and” to “Act)”, and
(b)after the end of that entry (but not as an entry in that list) insert—
“or a grant from the Greater London Authority which was a grant made on condition that the housing association provides social housing.”
Commencement Information
I12Sch. 19 para. 21 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
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