10E+W+SIf the Secretary of State certifies that possession of a house which has been vested in or acquired by an urban development corporation or local highway authority for the purposes of this part of this Act and is for the time being held by that corporation or authority for the purposes for which it was acquired, is immediately required for those purposes, nothing in the M1Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 or the M2Rent Act 1977 [F1or the Housing Act 1988] or the Rent (Scotland) Acts 1971 to 1975 [F2or the M3Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 [F3or the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988]] shall prevent that corporation or authority from obtaining possession of the house.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61, 75:1), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 para. 29
F2Words inserted (S.) by Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58, SIF 75:4), s. 117(1), Sch. 8 Pt. II
F3Words inserted by Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43, SIF 61), s. 72(2), Sch. 9 para. 2
Marginal Citations
M11976 c. 80 (75:3).
M21977 c. 42 (75:3).
M31984 c. 58 (75:4).