Housing Act 1988

Local authority tenancies etc. E+W

12 (1) A tenancy under which the interest of the landlord belongs to—

(a) a local authority, as defined in sub-paragraph (2) below;

(b) the Commission for the New Towns;

(c) the Development Board for Rural Wales;

(d) an urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the M1 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(e) a development corporation, within the meaning of the M2 New Towns Act 1981;

(f) an authority established under section 10 of the M3 Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);

(g) a residuary body, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1985;

[F1 (gg) The Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru);]

(h) a fully mutual housing association; or

(i) a housing action trust established under Part III of this Act.

(2) The following are local authorities for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) above—

(a) the council of a county, district or London borough;

(b) the Common Council of the City of London;

(c) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(d) the Broads Authority;

(e) the Inner London Education Authority; and

(f) a joint authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1985.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 12(1)(gg) inserted (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(2), 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 31 (with ss. 54(4)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 65.

M2 1981 c. 64.

M3 1985 c. 51.