Housing Act 1985

4 Other descriptions of authority. E+W

In this Act—

(a) “housing authority” means a local housing authority, a new town corporation or the Development Board for Rural Wales;

(b) “new town corporation” means a development corporation or the Commission for the New Towns;

(c) “development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1 New Towns Act 1981;

(d) “urban development corporation” means an urban development corporation established under Part XVI of the M2 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(e) “local authority” means a county, district or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly [F1 , in sections 43, 44 and 232 includes the Broads Authority], and in sections 45(2)(b), 50(2), 51(6), 80(1), 157(1), 171(2), 438, 441, 442, 443, [F2 444(4), 452(2), 453(2)], [F2 458], [F3 460(3)], 573(1), paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, grounds 7 and 12 in Schedule 2, ground 5 in Schedule 3, paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 16 includes . . . F4 [F5 M3 the Broads Authority] . . . F4 a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985.

[F6 (f) “housing action trust” means a housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), s. 21, Sch. 6 para. 25(a)

F2 “458” substituted (prosp.) for “444(4), 452(2), 453(2)” by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), ss. 24(2), 57(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 20

F3 Number inserted by S.I. 1986/1, art. 3(3)

F4 Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I

F5 Words inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), s. 21, Sch. 6 para. 25(b)

F6 S. 4(f) added by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 62(7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 4(e) extended by S.I. 1985/1884, art. 10, Sch. 3 para. 4(x)

Marginal Citations

M1 1981 c. 64.

M2 1980 c. 65.

M3 1985 c.51 (81:1).