96.—(1) In Part II of the Order of 1983 (secure tenancies), for Chapter I there shall be substituted the following Chapter—
3.—(1) The Executive shall prepare and submit to the Department a scheme to offer for sale or lease to its secure tenants, the dwelling-houses occupied by those tenants.
(2) A scheme submitted under paragraph (1) may contain such provision as the Executive considers appropriate and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall include provision with respect to—
(a)the classes of dwelling-houses to which the scheme applies;
(b)the manner in which the purchase price of a dwelling-house is to be determined;
(c)the circumstances in which a purchaser is entitled to a discount of part of the purchase price and the basis upon which that discount is to be calculated;
(d)the circumstances in which discount may be repayable;
(e)the condition and covenants to be included in the conveyance or lease of the dwelling-house;
(f)the terms on which land used for the purposes of a dwelling-house is to be treated as included in the dwelling-house.
(3) A scheme submitted under paragraph (1) shall, if the Department so directs, include provision for the Executive to offer, in such circumstances as the Department may direct, to grant equity-sharing leases in relation to dwelling-houses to which the scheme applies.
(4) The Department may approve a scheme submitted under paragraph (1) with or without modifications.
(5) The Executive shall comply with a scheme approved by the Department under paragraph (4).
(6) The Executive may at any time, and if the Department so directs shall, submit to the Department proposals amending a scheme approved under paragraph (4) or a scheme replacing any such scheme; and paragraphs (3) to (5) shall have effect in relation to those proposals or a scheme replacing an existing scheme as they have effect in relation to a scheme.
4.—(1) In this Chapter—
“equity-sharing lease” has the meaning given in Article 31(6)(a) of the principal Order;
“purchase price” includes the consideration for the grant of a lease;
“sale” includes sale in consideration of a fee farm rent, rent charge or similar periodic payment; and
“secure tenant” has the meaning given in Article 24(1).”
(2) Chapter I of Part I of, and Schedules 1 and 1A to, the Order of 1983, as that Chapter and those Schedules had effect immediately before the day of the coming into operation of Article 96 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 shall, notwithstanding anything in this Article or Part I of Schedule 9 continue to apply where, before that day, a secure tenant has served on the Executive a written notice under Article 7 of the Order of 1983 claiming to exercise the right to buy.
(3) In Article 106(2) of the Order of 1983 (regulations and orders subject to negative resolution) for the words “Article 21, 28(2)(a) or 92(3)” there shall be substituted “ Article 28(2)(a) or 92(3) ”.