Section 83 — Housing Act 1988: Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985.

Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985. 83 1 Parts IV and V of the Housing Act 1985 (secure tenancies and the right to buy) shall be amended in accordance with this section.

2 In section 80(1) (which lists the landlords whose tenancies can qualify as secure tenancies), after the entry specifying a new town corporation there shall be inserted— “ a housing action trust ” .

3 In section 108 (heating charges to secure tenants), in paragraph (a) of subsection (5) (the definition of “ heating authority ”) after the words “housing authority” there shall be inserted “or housing action trust”.

4 In section 114 (meaning of “ landlord authority ” for the purposes of that Part), in each of subsections (1) and (2), after the entry specifying a development corporation, there shall be inserted— “ a housing action trust ” .

5 In section 171 (power to extend right to buy where certain bodies hold an interest in a dwelling-house), in subsection (2), after the entry specifying a new town corporation there shall be inserted— “ a housing action trust ” .

6 In each of the following provisions (all of which relate to cases where premises are or were let to a person in consequence of employment), namely—

a paragraph 2(1) of Schedule I (tenancies which are not secure tenancies),

b Grounds 7 and 12 of Schedule 2 (grounds for possession of dwelling-houses let under secure tenancies),

c Ground 5 of Schedule 3 (grounds for withholding consent to assignment by way of exchange),

and d paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 (exceptions to the right to buy), after the entry specifying a new town corporation there shall be inserted— “ a housing action trust ” .

7 In Schedule 4 (qualifying period for right to buy and discount), inparagraph 7 (the landlord condition) after the entry specifying a new town corporation there shall be inserted— “ a housing action trust ” .