Section 114 — Housing Act 1985: Meaning of “landlord authority”.

Meaning of “landlord authority”. 114 1 In this Part “ landlord authority ” means—

a local housing authority, a private registered provider of social housing other than a co-operative housing association, a registered social landlord other than a co-operative housing association, a housing trust , or which is a charity, a development corporation, a Mayoral development corporation, a housing action trust , or an urban development corporation, . . . . . . other than an authority in respect of which an exemption certificate has been issued.

2 The Secretary of State may, on an application duly made by the authority concerned, issue an exemption certificate to—

a development corporation, a housing action trust , or an urban development corporation, . . . . . . if he is satisfied that it has transferred, or otherwise disposed of, at least three-quarters of the dwellings which have at any time before the making of the application been vested in it.

3 The application shall be in such form and shall be accompanied by such information as the Secretary of State may, either generally or in relation to a particular case, direct.