The New Towns (Transfer of Housing Stock) Regulations 1990

Disposal to the authority

14.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to any dwellings where—

(a) regulation 12 does not apply; and

(b) the authority have served the notice in reply referred to in regulation 11(2) and are willing to acquire under these Regulations all the dwellings within their district not transferred or to be transferred elsewhere; and

(c) either—

(i) it is not reasonably practicable for an approved person to be served with a notice under regulation 11(1), or

(ii) an approved person who has been so served does not serve a notice in reply indicating that that person wishes to acquire, or

(iii) having served such a notice, subsequently the approved person indicates that that person does not wish to acquire the dwellings under these Regulations or ceases to be approved; and

(d) where paragraph (c)(ii) or (iii) applies, the new town corporation have determined not to issue a notice under regulation 11(4) in relation to those dwellings.

(2) Where this regulation applies, the new town corporation shall, subject to section 172(4) of the 1989 Act and the agreement of the authority to the terms of the transfer, transfer those dwellings to the authority.