# Housing Act 1985, Section 567: Modifications of this Part in relation to shared ownership leases.


(1) If it appears to a local housing authority that the interest of a person eligible for assistance in respect of a defective dwelling in their area is—
(a) a shared ownership lease, or
(b) the freehold acquired under the terms of a shared ownership lease,
the authority shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of State a scheme providing for the provisions of this Part to have effect, in their application to such a case, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the scheme.
(2) A scheme under subsection (1) above shall not have effect unless approved by the Secretary of State; and any such approval may be made conditional upon compliance with requirements specified by him.
(4) In this section “shared ownership lease” means—
(a) a shared ownership lease granted in pursuance of Part V (the right to buy),
(b) a lease of a dwelling-house granted otherwise than in pursuance of that Part which contains provision to the like effect as that required by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 (terms of shared ownership lease: right to acquired additional shares and to acquire freehold),
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or
(d) a lease determined, or of a class or description determined, by the Secretary of State to be a shared ownership lease.
(5) The fact that a lease becomes a shared ownership lease by virtue of . . . a determination under subsection (4)(d) does not affect the operation of the provisions of this Part in relation to a case where an application for assistance under this Part has previously been made.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/567 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-567
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