Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985

61 In Schedule 13 to the Local Government Act 1985 (provisions with respect to residuary bodies) for paragraphs 22 and 23 (application of certain housing enactments) substitute—

“22 A residuary body shall be treated as a local authority for the purposes of the following provisions of the Housing Act 1985—

• sections 43 and 44 (consent required for certain disposals of houses),

• sections 45 to 51 (restrictions on recovery of service charges after disposal of house),

• Parts IV and V (secure tenancies and the right to buy),

• sections 442 (so far as relates to agreements within subsection (1)(b)), 443, 444, 452 and 453 (provision in connection with local authority mortgages), and

• Part XVI (assistance for owners of defective premises disposed of by local authorities and others).

23 A residuary body shall be treated as a local authority for the purposes of sections 84(5)(b) and 85(4) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (consultation on forms of agreement and meaning of " relevant advance ").

24 A residuary body shall be treated as a local authority for the purposes of the following provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985—

• section 14(4) (exclusion of implied repairing obligations), and

• sections 18 to 30 (service charges).”.