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Changes over time for: Section 176


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Housing Act 1985, Section 176 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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176 Notices.E+W
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the form of any notice under this Part and the particulars to be contained in the notice.
(2)Where the form of, and the particulars to be contained in, a notice under this Part are so prescribed, a tenant who proposes to claim, or has claimed, to exercise the right to buy may request the landlord to supply him with a form for use in giving such notice; and the landlord shall do so within seven days of the request.
(3)A notice under this Part may be served by sending it by post.
(4)Where the landlord is a housing association, a notice to be served by the tenant on the landlord under this Part may be served by leaving it at, or sending it to, the principal office of the association or the office of the association with which the tenant usually deals.
(5)Regulations under this section—
(a)may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas, and
(b)shall be made by statutory instrument.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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