45Special provision for housing associations
(1)A tenancy shall not be a secure tenancy at any time when the interest of the landlord belongs to a registered housing association which is a co-operative housing association.
(2)Sections 44, 46 to 50, 51, 52, and 82 to 84 shall apply to a tenancy at any time when the interest of the landlord belongs to a housing association which is a co-operative housing association and is not registered.
(3)If a registered housing association which is a registered co-operative housing association ceases to be registered, it shall notify those of its tenants who thereby become secure tenants.
(4)Notice under subsection (3) shall be given in writing to each tenant concerned, within the period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the association ceases to be registered.
(5)In this section—
(a)references to registration in relation to a housing association are to registration under the Housing Associations Act 1985;
(b)"co-operative housing association" has the same meaning as in section 300(1)(b).