Paragraph 7A F1

England and Wales

(1)

The landlord condition shall be treated as having been satisfied in the case of a dwelling-house comprised in a housing co-operative agreement made—

(a)

in England and Wales, by a local housing authority, new town corporation or the Development Board for Rural Wales, or

(b)

in Scotland, by F2a local housing authority,

if the interest of the landlord belonged to the housing co-operative.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1) “ housing co-operative agreement ” and “ housing co-operative ”—

(a)

as regards England and Wales have the same meaning as in section 27B (agreements with housing co-operatives under superseded provisions), and

(b)

as regards Scotland mean an agreement made under section 5 of the Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 and a housing co-operative within the meaning of that section.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4 para. 7A inserted (17.8.1992) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 40(4); S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2) (subject to a restriction in Sch. para. 5)
F2: In Sch. 4 para. 7A(1)(b) for the reference to “an islands or district council”there is substituted a reference to “a local housing authority”by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 142(3)(b) (which by s. 184(4) extends to Scotland only); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)