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Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985

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44(1)The Housing Act 1980 is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In section 86 (jurisdiction of county court), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

(1)A county court has jurisdiction to determine any question arising under Part III of this Act (tenant’s improvements) and to entertain any proceedings brought thereunder.

(2)The jurisdiction conferred by this section includes jurisdiction to entertain proceedings on any question whether any consent required by section 81 was withheld or unreasonably withheld, notwithstanding that no other relief is sought than a declaration..

[F1(3)In section 140 (exclusion of shared ownership tenancies from Leasehold Reform Act 1967), in subsection (6) definition of “registered housing association”) for “section 13 of the Housing Act 1974” substitute “the Housing Associations Act 1985”.]

(4)In Schedule 9 (provisions consequential on amendment of definition of “housing trust” in the Rent Act 1977)—

(a)in paragraphs 2 and 4 for “Chapter II of Part I of this Act” substitute “Part IV of the Housing Act 1985 (secure tenancies)”;

(b)in paragraph 5 for “Section 33 of this Act” substitute “Section 83 of the Housing Act 1985 (notice of proceedings for possession)”.

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