# Charities Act 1992, Paragraph 12: HOUSING ACT 1985 (c.68)

Extent: E+W

For paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 substitute—
“12 A licence to occupy a dwelling-house is not a secure tenancy if—
(a) the dwelling-house is an almshouse, and
(b) the licence was granted by or on behalf of a charity which—
(i) is authorised under its trusts to maintain the dwelling-house as an almshouse, and
(ii) has no power under its trusts to grant a tenancy of the dwelling-house;
and in this paragraph “almshouse” means any premises maintained as an almshouse, whether they are called an almshouse or not; and “trusts”, in relation to a charity, means the provisions establishing it as a charity and regulating its purposes and administration, whether those provisions take effect by way of trust or not.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/41/schedule/6/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-1992/schedule-6/paragraph-12
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