Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985

33 (1) The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 5 (no statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to certain authoritiues or bodies), in subsection (4) (certain housing associations) for the words from “belong to a housing association” to the end substitute—

“belong to a housing association which—

(a) is registered under the Housing Associations Act 1985, or

(b) is a co-operative housing association within the meaning of that Act.”.

(3) In section 27 (rehousing: application to housing authority), for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) In this Act the “housing authority concerned” is the local housing authority within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985.”.

(4) In Schedule 4 (grounds for possession of dwelling-house)—

(a) in paragraph 4 of Case I (alternative accommodation privately provided: accommodation unsuitable if overcrowded), and

(b) in Case XIII (dwelling-house overcrowded),

for “the Housing Act 1957” substitute “Part X of the Housing Act 1985”.

(5) In Schedule 5 (terms of statutory tenancy)—

(a) in paragraph 6(1) (landlord’s repairing obligations) and in paragraph 12(4)(b)) (variation of statutory tenancy) for “section 32 of the Housing rjAct 1961” substitute “section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985”;

(b) in paragraph 6(2) for “the said section 32” substitute “the said section 11”.