Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. II (ss. 8–57): power to apply certain functions conferred by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 65(2)(a)(4)
C2Pt. II (ss. 8-57) restricted (19.8.1996) by 1996 c. 49, s. 9(4)(a); S.I. 1996/2127, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I
A local housing authority shall secure that in the selection of their tenants a reasonable preference is given to—
(a)persons occupying insanitary or overcrowded houses,
(b)persons having large families,
(c)persons living under unsatisfactory housing conditions, and
(d)persons towards whom the authority are subject to a duty under section 65 or 68 (persons found to be homeless).