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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/right-to-purchase-prescribed-persons-scotland-order-1993/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1625",
  "legislation_title": "The Right to Purchase (Prescribed Persons) (Scotland) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/right-to-purchase-prescribed-persons-scotland-order-1993",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Prescribed persons",
  "text": "The persons listed below and any predecessor of any of those persons are hereby prescribed under section 61(11)(w) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987–\na Government department,\na Minister of the Crown, other than a Minister specified in paragraph (m), (o), (p), (q), (t) or (v) of section 61(11) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 in relation to a house used for the purpose set out in that paragraph,\na National Health Service trust,\nthe Agriculture and Food Research Council,\nthe British Airports Authority,\nthe British Coal Corporation,\nthe British Gas Corporation,\nthe British Railways Board,\nthe British Steel Corporation,\nthe British Waterways Board,\nthe Central Electricity Generating Board,\nthe Civil Aviation Authority,\nthe Countryside Council for Wales,\nthe Electricity Council,\nHighlands and Islands Enterprise,\nthe Medical Research Council,\nthe National Bus Company,\nthe National Rivers Authority,\nthe Natural Environment Research Council,\nthe Nature Conservancy Council for England,\nthe North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board,\nthe Post Office,\nthe Science and Engineering Research Council,\nScottish Natural Heritage,\nthe Scottish Sports Council,\nthe Scottish Transport Group,\nthe South of Scotland Electricity Board,\nthe Sports Council,\nthe Sports Council for Wales, and\nWaverley Housing Trust Limited.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/1275",
      "affecting_title": "The Right to Purchase (Prescribed Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "words revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/1149",
      "affecting_title": "The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/2097",
      "affecting_title": "The Right to Purchase (Prescribed Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2005/275",
      "affecting_title": "The Right to Purchase (Prescribed Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2005"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1625/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:54:37.645419+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."
}