{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-224",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-224.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/26",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987",
  "path": "section/224",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "224",
  "heading": "Recognised lending institutions.",
  "text": "(1) The lending institutions recognised for the purposes of section 222 (assistance for first-time buyers) are—\nbuilding societies,\nlocal authorities,\ndevelopment corporations,\nThe Scottish Special Housing Association,\nbanks,\ninsurance companies, and\nfriendly societies.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by order made with the consent of the Treasury—\n(a) add to the list in subsection (1), or\n(b) direct that a named body shall no longer be a recognised lending institution;\nbut before making an order under paragraph (b) he shall give an opportunity for representations to be made on behalf of the body concerned.\n(3) An order shall be made by statutory instrument.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 222–227: power to amend or repeal conferred by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 171(b)(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/section/224",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:37.661692+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."
}