The Housing Action Trust Areas (Tenant Notification)Regulations 1989
S.I. 1989/1246 · Made 24 July 1989 · Extends to England and Wales
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 24th July 1989
Laid before Parliament 27th July 1989
Coming into force 17th August 1989
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 61(2) and (5) of the Housing Act 1988f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
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Contents
1Citation and commencementI1
These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Action Trust Areas (Tenant Notification) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 17th August 1989.
2Prescribed descriptions of tenantsI1
The descriptions of tenants prescribed for the purposes of section 61(2) of the Housing Act 1988 are tenants of a local housing authority whose tenancies would be secure tenancies but for the effect of—
paragraphs 1 (long leases), 9 (licensed premises) or 11 (1954 Act tenancies) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985f1; or
in the case of a tenant who is an employee of the local housing authority, paragraph 2(1) (premises occupied in connection with employment) of that Schedule.
Signature
Nicholas Ridley
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
24th July 1989
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 61(2) of the Housing Act 1988 requires the Secretary of State to use his best endeavours to secure that notice of any proposal he is considering to designate an area as a housing action trust area is given to all tenants of houses in the area who are secure tenants or tenants of such description as may be prescribed by regulations.
These Regulations prescribe descriptions of tenants to whom notice of a proposal should be given.