Housing Associations Act 1985

35 Housing trusts: power to transfer housing to local housing authority

(1) A housing trust may—

(a) sell or lease to the local housing authority the houses provided by the trust, or

(b) make over to the authority the management of the houses.

(2) So far as subsection (1) confers power to dispose of land—

(a) it does not apply to registered housing associations (on whom power to dispose of land is conferred by section 8);

(b) it has effect subject to section 9 (dispositions requiring consent of Housing Corporation) where the housing trust is an unregistered housing association and the land is grant-aided land (as defined in Schedule 1); and

(c) it has effect subject to section 29 of the [1960 c. 58.] Charities Act 1960 (dispositions which cannot be made without an order of the court or the Charity Commissioners) where the housing trust is a charity.