Regulation 13 Amendment of Schedule 1A to the 1987 Regulations

In Schedule 1A to the 1987 Regulations (excluded tenancies)^f1 after paragraph 11 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“11A

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) this paragraph applies to a tenancy—

(a)

in respect of a dwelling comprised in land which has been disposed of under section 32 of the Housing Act 1985^f2;

(b)

in respect of a dwelling comprised in land which has been disposed of with the consent required by section 43 of the Housing Act 1985;

(c)

in respect of which the fee simple estate has been acquired, under the right conferred by part iv of the housing act 1988^f3, otherwise than from a housing action trust within the meaning of Part III of that Act; or

(d)

in respect of a dwelling disposed of under the New Towns (Transfer of Housing Stock) Regulations 1990^f4 to a person who is an approved person for the purposes of disposal under those Regulations.

(2)

This paragraph shall not apply to a tenancy to which sub-paragraph (1) refers if—

(a)

there has been an increase in rent since the disposal or acquisition, as the case may be, occurred; and

(b)

the local authority stated in the application for determination that the circumstances set out in regulation 11(2)(a) or (c) (restrictions on unreasonable payments)^f5 exist.”.