The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008

Consequential modification of modified right to buy provisions

7.—(1) References to the “Housing Corporation” —

(a) in the modified enactments, and

(b) in the enactments to which the modified amendments relate,

shall be treated as references to the “Homes and Communities Agency”.

(2) In this article—

“modified amendments” means the amendments which, by virtue of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Order 1993 (1), did not have effect in relation to the operation of Part V of the Housing Act 1985 as applied by the Local Government Reorganisation (Preservation of Right to Buy) Order 1986(2); and

“modified enactments” means—

(a)

the Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993(3), and

(b)

the Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997(4).

(1)

S.I. 1993/2134.

(2)

S.I. 1986/2092.

(3)

S.I. 1993/2241, amended by S.I. 1999/1213.

(4)

S.I. 1997/619.