http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/1815/madeThe Assured Tenancies (Approved Bodies) (No. 8) Order 1982WestlawKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-04-05LANDLORD AND TENANT Section 56 of the Housing Act 1980 deals with assured tenancies. Such tenancies are subject to Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c.56) as modified by Schedule 5 to the 1980 Act if they would otherwise have been protected tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 (c.42). They can only be granted by bodies approved under section 56 of the 1980 Act in respect of dwelling-houses erected after the passing of that Act. 1982 No. 1815 LANDLORD AND TENANT The Assured Tenancies (Approved Bodies) (<Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation> 8) Order 1982 Made 15th December 1982 Laid before Parliament 7th January 1983 Coming into Operation 31st January 1983 The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respect Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 56(4) and 151 of the Housing Act 1980, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:— 1 This order may be cited as the Assured Tenancies (Approved Bodies) (No. 8) Order 1982 and shall come into operation on 31st January 1983. 2 The bodies set out in the Schedule to this order are hereby specified for the purposes of Part II of the Housing Act 1980. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State. John Stanley Minister for Housing and Construction Department of the Environment 9th December 1982 Nicholas Edwards Secretary of State for Wales 15th December 1982 SCHEDULE BODIES SPECIFIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PART <Acronym Expansion="2">II</Acronym> OF THE HOUSING ACT 1980 1 F. Goulden and Sons Limited. 2 Norwich Union Life Insurance Society. 3 Ryefield Properties Limited. EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 56 of the Housing Act 1980 deals with assured tenancies. Such tenancies are subject to Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c.56) as modified by Schedule 5 to the 1980 Act if they would otherwise have been protected tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 (c.42). They can only be granted by bodies approved under section 56 of the 1980 Act in respect of dwelling-houses erected after the passing of that Act.

This order approves three bodies for the purposes of section 56.