# Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Paragraph 5

Extent: S

(1) The Secretary of State shall not give his consent if it appears to him that a majority of the tenants of the houses to which the application relates do not wish the disposal to proceed; but this does not affect his general discretion to refuse consent on grounds relating to whether a disposal has the support of the tenants or on any other ground.
(2) In making his decision the Secretary of State may have regard to any information available to him; and the local authority shall give him such information as to the representations made to them by tenants and others, and other relevant matters, as he may require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/schedule/6A/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/schedule-6A/paragraph-5
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