such of the authority’s houses as are specified in the agreement, and

any other land so specified which is held for a related purpose,

“ management agreement ” means an agreement under subsection (1) or a sub-agreement, and

“ manager ”, in relation to a management agreement, means a person by whom management functions are exercisable under the agreement.

include provision authorising a manager, with the consent of the authority, to agree that another person shall exercise any management function exercisable by the manager under the agreement;

where a body or association is a manager, provide that the management functions of the body or association under the agreement may be performed by a committee, sub-committee, officer or employee of the body or association.

the making of any management agreement;

the variation of a provision of a management agreement, if the provision is specified, or is of a description specified, by the F18 appropriate authority in giving approval to the making of a management agreement.

specify a moratorium period and the circumstances in which it is to apply;

specify circumstances in which F20the appropriate authority’s approvalis not required to the making of a sub-agreement under the agreement.

during the moratorium period the approval of the F21appropriate authority is not required to the making of a sub-agreement under the agreement;

any sub-agreement made under the agreement during the moratorium period without the approval of the F21appropriate authority is not valid unless it is approved by the F21appropriate authority immediately after the end of the moratorium period.

in relation to a particular case or description of case;

unconditionally or subject to conditions.

anything done, or not done, by a manager in connection with the exercise (or purported exercise) of a relevant function shall be treated as done, or not done, by the authority;

anything done, or not done, in relation to a manager in connection with the exercise (or purported exercise) of a relevant function shall be treated as done, or not done, in relation to the authority.

to the extent that a management agreement provides otherwise as between the parties to it; or

for the purposes of any criminal proceedings brought in respect of anything done or not done by the manager.

do not include such functions as may be prescribed by regulations made by the F25appropriate Minister, but

subject to that, include functions conferred by any statutory provision and the powers and duties of the authority as holder of an estate or interest in the houses or land in question.

may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas,

may contain such incidental, supplementary or transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient, and

to provide or finance the provision of such office accommodation and facilities, and such training, as the organisation reasonably requires for the purpose of pursuing the proposal;

to arrange for such feasibility studies with respect to the proposal as may be determined by or under the regulations to be conducted by such persons as may be so determined;

to provide to the organisation such information or descriptions of information, in connection with the proposal, as may be prescribed in the regulations;

to take, in circumstances prescribed in the regulations, such other steps as may be so prescribed to co-operate with the organisation in connection with the proposal;

to arrange for such ballots or polls with respect to the proposal as may be determined by or under the regulations to be conducted of such persons as may be so determined; and

in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations (which shall include the organisation becoming registered if it has not already done so), to enter into a management agreement with the organisation.

for determining the houses and land to which the agreement should relate, and the amounts which should be paid under the agreement to the organisation;

requiring the agreement to be in such form as may be approved by the Secretary of State and to contain such provisions as may be prescribed by the regulations;

requiring the agreement to take effect immediately after the expiry or other determination of any previous agreement; and

where any previous agreement contains provisions for its determination by the authority, requiring the authority to determine it as soon as may be after the agreement is entered into.

for particular questions arising under the regulations to be determined by the authority F6or the person making the regulations;

for other questions so arising to be determined by an arbitrator agreed to by the parties or, in default of agreement, appointed by the Secretary of State;

setting time-limits for the carrying out of requirements under the regulations;

requiring any person exercising functions under the regulations to act in accordance with any guidance F8or directions given by the Secretary of State; and

for enabling the authority, if invited to do so by the organisation concerned, to nominate one or more persons to be directors or other officers of any tenant management organisation with whom the authority have entered into, or propose to enter into, a management agreement.

may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas, and

shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

a local housing authority shall not enter into a management agreement with a tenant management organisation otherwise than in pursuance of the regulations; and

an agreement to which paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 or Schedule 20 to the Housing Act 1980 applied or,

an agreement made under section 27 above before the commencement of section 10 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (which substituted the present section 27).