27(1)Section 69 (power to vary or terminate certain agreements with housing associations) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(a), after “Housing for Wales” insert “ and then to the Secretary of State ”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “On the application of a party to an agreement to which this section applies, the Secretary of State” substitute “ If any person (other than the Secretary of State) who is a party to an agreement to which this section applies makes an application to the Secretary of State, he ”, and
(b)at the end (but not as part of paragraph (b)) insert— “ and where the Secretary of State is a party to such an agreement, he may agree that it shall have effect with any variations or that it shall be terminated. ”
(4)In subsection (2A)—
(a)after “Housing for Wales”, in the first place, insert “ and then to the Secretary of State ”, and
(b)for “Housing for Wales”, in the second place, substitute “ the Secretary of State ”.