# Housing Act 1985, Section 45: Disposals in relation to which ss. 46 to 51 apply, etc. payable after disposal of house

Extent: E+W

(1) The following provisions of this Part down to section 51 (restrictions on, and provision of information about, services charges) apply where—
(a) the freehold of a house has been conveyed by a public sector authority; and
(b) the conveyance enabled the vendor to recover from the purchaser a service charge.
( 2 ) In subsection (1)(a)—
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“ public sector authority ” means—
a local authority,
a National Park authority
a development corporation,
an urban development corporation,
a Mayoral development corporation,
the Homes and Communities Agency,
the Greater London Authority so far as exercising its housing or regeneration functions or its new towns and urban development functions,
the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a) (i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981,
a housing action trust
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Regulator of Social Housing or Scottish Homes
a non-profit registered provider of social housing,
a registered social landlord.
( 2A ) In subsection (1)(a) “ public sector authority ” also includes the Welsh Ministers if the freehold has been conveyed by them (or by the Assembly constituted by the Government for Wales Act 1998, the Secretary of State or Housing for Wales) under section 90 of the Housing Associations Act 1985.
(2B) In subsection (1)(a) “public sector authority” also includes a profit-making registered provider of social housing in respect of any house which, before the conveyance, was social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
(3) The following provisions—
section 170 (power of Secretary of State to given assistance in connection with legal proceedings), and
section 181 (jurisdiction of county court),
apply to proceedings and questions arising under this section and sections 46 to 51 as they apply to proceedings and questions arising under Part V (the right to buy).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-45
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