612 Exclusion of Rent Act protection.E+W
Nothing in the Rent Acts [F1or Part I of the Housing Act 1988] prevents possession being obtained of a [F2dwelling-house] of which possession is required for the purpose of enabling a local housing authority to exercise their powers under any enactment relating to housing.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 63
F2Word substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 165(1)(e), Sch. 9 Pt. V para. 89