Housing Act 1985

Local housing authorities

1 Local housing authorities.

In this Act “local housing authority” means a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

2 The district of a local housing authority.

(1) References in this Act to the district of a local housing authority are to the area of the council concerned, that is, to the district, London borough, the City of London or the Isles of Scilly, as the case may be.

(2) References in this Act to “the local housing authority”, in relation to land, are to the local housing authority in whose district the land is situated.

3 Buildings situated in more than one district.

(1) Where a building is situated partly in the district of one local housing authority and partly in the district of another, the authorities may agree that—

(a) the building, or

(b) the building, its site and any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the building or usually enjoyed with it,

shall be treated for the purposes of the enactments relating to housing as situated in such one of the districts as is specified in the agreement.

(2) Whilst the agreement is in force the enactments relating to housing have effect accordingly.