Part I Social Rented Sector
Chapter II Disposal of land and related matters
Control by Relevant Authority of land transactions
10 Lettings and other disposals not requiring consent of F1Relevant Authority.
(1)
A letting by a registered social landlord does not require consent under section 9 if it is—
(a)
a letting of land under an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy, or what would be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy but for any of paragraphs 4 to 8, or paragraph 12(1)(h), of Schedule 1 to the M1Housing Act 1988, or
(b)
a letting of land under a secure tenancy or what would be a secure tenancy but for any of paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the M2Housing Act 1985.
(2)
Consent under section 9 is not required in the case of a disposal to which section 81 or 133 of the Housing Act 1988 applies (certain disposals for which the consent of the Secretary of State is required).
(3)
Consent under section 9 is not required for a disposal under Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy) or under the right conferred by section 16 below (the right to acquire).