The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1989

47.  In Schedule 4 (qualifyng period for right to buy and discount)–

(a) in paragraph 7–

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) omit the words “and to any order under paragraph 8” and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (3) insert–

“(4) The landlord condition is also satisfied if the interest of the landlord belonged to, or a predecessor of–

• an area board established by section 1(2) of the Electricity Act 1947(1),

• a community council,

• an education and library board established under the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2),

• a fire authority for the purposes of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959,

• a government department,

• an internal drainage board within the meaning of section 6 of the Land Drainage Act 1976(3),

• a Minister of the Crown,

• a parish council and the trustees of a parish without a parish council,

• a passenger transport executive established under Part II of the Transport Act 1968(4),

• a police authority,

• a water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the Water Act 1973(5) and a water authority in Scotland as constituted under section 3 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980(6),

• the Agricultural and Food Research Council,

• the AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production,

• the British Airports' Authority,

• the British Broadcasting Corporation,

• the British Coal Corporation,

• the British Gas Corporation,

• the British Railways Board,

• the British Steel Corporation,

• the British Waterways Board,

• the Central Electricity Generating Board,

• the Church Commissioners,

• the Civil Aviation Authority,

• the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses,

• the Countryside Commission for Scotland,

• the Electricity Council,

• The Fire Authority for Northern Ireland constituted under the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(7),

• the Highlands and Islands Development Board,

• the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England,

• the Lake District Special Planning Board,

• the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority,

• London Regional Transport,

• the Medical Research Council,

• the National Bus Company,

• the National Library of Wales,

• the National Museum of Wales,

• the Natural Environment Research Council,

• the Nature Conservancy Council,

• the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board,

• the Northern Ireland Electricity Service established under the Electricity Supply (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(8),

• the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company established under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967(9),

• the Peak Park Joint Planning Board,

• the Police Authority for Northern Ireland,

• the Post Office,

• the Science and Engineering Research Council,

• the Scottish Sports Council,

• the South of Scotland Electricity Board,

• the Sports Council, the Sports Council for Wales,

• the Sports Council for Northern Ireland,

• the Trinity House,

• the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority,

• the Welsh Development Agency.

(5) The landlord condition is not satisfied if the interest of the landlord belonged to the Trinity House, where the dwelling-house was held otherwise than in connection with its functions as a general lighthouse authority within the meaning of section 634 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894(10).”;

(b) omit paragraph 8.

(1)

1947 c. 54.

(2)

S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3).

(3)

1976 c. 70.

(4)

1968 c. 73.

(5)

1973 c. 37.

(6)

1980 c. 45.

(7)

S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11).

(8)

S.I. 1972/1072 (N.I. 9).

(9)

1967 c. 37 (N.I.).

(10)

1894 c. 60.