Housing and Planning Act 1986

24 Minor and consequential amendments; repeals. E+W

(1) The enactments relating to housing are amended in accordance with Part I of Schedule 5 with respect to the following matters—

(a) the effect of a covenant for repayment of discount given on the disposal of a dwelling-house;

(b) the acquisition by an authority or body within section 80 of the M1 Housing Act 1985 (the landlord condition for secure tenancies) of a dwelling-house subject to a statutory tenancy;

(c) the contents of a landlord’s notice under section 125 of that Act (notice of terms of exercise of right to buy);

(d) the steps to be taken where there is a change of landlord in the course of exercise of the right to buy;

(e) the deferment of completion in pursuance of the right to buy;

(f) the maximum penalty for voting in contravention of section 618(3) of the M2 Housing Act 1985 (member of Common Council or committee voting on matter in which he is interested);

(g) the withholding of consent to the assignment by way of exchange of a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house managed by a certain description of housing association;

(h) grants for affording tax relief to housing associations;

(i) the recovery of service charges in respect of the cost of grant-aided works;

(j) miscellaneous corrections.

(2) Part II of Schedule 5 contains amendments consequential on the provisions of this Part.

(3) The enactments specified in Part I of Schedule 12 are repealed to the extent specified.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 24 partly in force; s. 24(1)(j) in force at Royal Assent see s. 57(1); for comencement orders prior to 1.2.1991 see s. 57(2); s. 24(2) in force in so far as it relates to specified provisions of Sch. 5 at 17.8.1992 by S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2).

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 68.

M2 1985 c. 68