{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-associations-act-1985/section-83",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-associations-act-1985/section-83.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/69",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Associations Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-associations-act-1985",
  "path": "section/83",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "83",
  "heading": "Power to guarantee loans.",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may guarantee the repayment of the principal of, and the payment of interest on, sums borrowed by registered social landlords or unregistered self-build societies.\n(2) A guarantee may be subject to terms and conditions.\n(3A) The aggregate amount outstanding in respect of—\n(a) loans for which the Welsh Ministers (or National Assembly for Wales, Secretary of State or Housing for Wales) have given a guarantee under this section, and\n(b) payments made by the Welsh Ministers (or National Assembly for Wales, Secretary of State or Housing for Wales) in meeting an obligation arising by virtue of such a guarantee and not repaid to the Welsh Ministers (or National Assembly for Wales, Secretary of State or Housing for Wales),\nshall not exceed £30 million or such greater sum not exceeding £50 million as the Welsh Ministers may specify by order.\n(4) An order under subsection (3A)—\n(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and\n(b) shall not be made unless, a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 83(1)(2) substituted for s. 83(1)-(3) (E.W.) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(2) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 83(3A) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 59(2)(3)(4), Sch. 6 Pt. III para. 34(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(3A)(a) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(3)(a) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(3A)(b) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(3)(b)(i) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(3A)(b) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(3)(b)(ii) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(3A) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(3)(c) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 83(4) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54(4) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 83 modified (E.W.) (1.12.2008) by The Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2839), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. para. 3 (with art. 6) (see S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(b))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 83: transfer of functions (E.W.) (1.12.2008 for specified purposes) by The Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2839), arts. 1(1), 2 (see S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(b))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/69/section/83",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:44.997710+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}