# Housing Act 1988, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W

(1) A tenancy under which the interest of the landlord belongs to—
(a) a local authority, as defined in sub-paragraph (2) below;
(b) the Homes and Communities Agency but only if the tenancy falls within subsections (2A) to (2E) of section 80 of the Housing Act 1985;
(ba) the Welsh Ministers but only if the tenancy falls within subsections (2A) to (2E) of section 80 of the Housing Act 1985;
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) an urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
(da) a Mayoral development corporation;
(da) a National Park authority;
(e) a development corporation, within the meaning of the New Towns Act 1981;
(f) an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);
(fa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g) a residuary body, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1985;
(gg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(h) a fully mutual housing association,...
(i) a housing action trust established under Part III of this Act.
(2) The following are local authorities for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) above—
(a) the council of a county, county borough, district or London borough;
(b) the Common Council of the City of London;
(c) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(d) the Broads Authority;
(e) the Inner London Education Authority; and
(ea) a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;
(ee) the London Fire Commissioner;
(f) a joint authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1985;
(fa) an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
(fb) a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;
(fc) a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; and
(g) a police and crime commissioner.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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