Paragraph 2 Leasehold Reform Act 1967

(1)

Schedule 4A to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967^f1 (shared ownership leases excluded from the Act) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 2 (certain leases granted by certain public authorities)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1) for “, to a registered social landlord” substitute “, to a relevant housing provider”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3)(b) for “or to a registered social landlord” substitute “or to a relevant housing provider”, and

(c)

for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5)
In this paragraph “relevant housing provider” means–

(a)
in relation to a lease of social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, a private registered provider of social housing, or

(b)
a registered social landlord within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996.”

(3)

In paragraph 4 (certain leases for the elderly)—

(a)

in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)(c) for “a registered social landlord”, wherever appearing, substitute “a relevant housing provider”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3) for the definition of “registered social landlord” substitute—

““relevant housing provider” means—

(a)

in relation to a lease of social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, a private registered provider of social housing, or

(b)

a registered social landlord within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996.”.

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Footnotes

f1: 1967 c.88. Schedule 4A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63).