PART IIIS RIGHTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR TENANTS

Houses provided for special purposesS

70 Power to refuse to sell certain houses required for educational purposes.S

(1)Where an application to purchase a house is served on [F1a] council as landlord and—

(a)the house is—

(i)held by the council for the purposes of its functions as education authority; and

(ii)required for the accommodation of a person who is or will be employed by the council for those purposes;

(b)the council is not likely to be able reasonably to provide other suitable accommodation for the person mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii); and

(c)the tenant would, apart from this section, have a right under section 61 to purchase the house,

the landlord may, within one month of service of the application to purchase, serve a notice of refusal on the tenant.

(2)A refusal by the landlord under subsection (1) shall contain sufficient information to demonstrate that the conditions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection are fulfilled in relation to the house.

[F2(3)In this section “council” means the local authority for Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands or Western Isles.]

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