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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-3A/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/68",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State shall not give his consent if the result of a ballot arranged under paragraph 3(4) shows that a majority of the tenants of the dwelling-houses to which the application relates who voted in the ballot do not wish the disposal to proceed; but this does not affect his general discretion to refuse consent on grounds relating to whether a disposal has the support of the tenants or on any other ground.\n(2) In making his decision the Secretary of State may have regard to any information available to him; and the local authority shall give him such information as to the representations made to them by tenants and others, and other relevant matters, as he may require.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 6(2)(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3A para. 5(1) substituted (22.9.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 294(3)(a), 325(2) (with s. 294(5)(6))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3A para. 5(1) inserted (22.9.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 294(3)(b), 325(2) (with s. 294(5)(6))"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/3A/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:47.243826+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}