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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/schedule-18/paragraph-26",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
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  "path": "schedule/18/paragraph/26",
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  "number": "26",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In section 171B of the Housing Act 1985 (qualifying persons in relation to preserved right to buy)—\n(a) in subsection (4)(a), at the end insert “ or in whom that assured tenancy vested under section 17 of the Housing Act 1988 (statutory succession to assured tenancy) ”; and\n(b) in subsection (5)(b), for “subsection (4)(a) or (b)” substitute “ subsection (4) ”.\n(2) The amendment made by sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in relation to qualifying disposals (within the meaning of Part V of the Housing Act 1985) made before, or made under a contract entered into before, the day on which this paragraph comes into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "1985 c. 68."
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  "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."
}