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Housing Act 1985

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Version Superseded: 01/04/1996

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Point in time view as at 01/10/1994. This version of this provision has been superseded. Help about Status

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Housing Act 1985, Section 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

4 Other descriptions of authority.E+W

In this Act—

(a)housing authority” means a local housing authority, a new town corporation or the Development Board for Rural Wales;

(b)new town corporation” means a development corporation or the Commission for the New Towns;

(c)development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1New Towns Act 1981;

(d)urban development corporation” means an urban development corporation established under Part XVI of the M2Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(e)local authority” means a county, district or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly [F1, in sections 43, 44 and 232 includes the Broads Authority][F2, in sections 438, 441, 442, 443 and 458 includes the Broads Authority and a joint authority established by Part IV of the M3Local Government Act 1985], and in sections 45(2)(b), 50(2), 51(6), 80(1), 157(1), 171(2), F3. . ., 573(1), paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, grounds 7 and 12 in Schedule 2, ground 5 in Schedule 3, paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 16 includes . . . F4[F5M4the Broads Authority][F2, a police authority established under section 3 of the M5Police Act 1964 and] . . . F4 a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985.

[F6(f)housing action trust” means a housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in s. 4(e) inserted (1.10.1994 for certain purposes only and 1.4.1995 otherwise) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 58(a)(c); S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.

F3Words in s. 4(e) omitted (1.10.1994 for certain purposes only and 1.4.1995 otherwise) by virtue of 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 58(b); S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.; and repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.

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M41985 c.51 (81:1).

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