SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Amendments of enactments: Part 2

Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)

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The Housing Associations Act 1985 is amended as follows.

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1

Section 9 (control by Corporation of disposals of land by housing associations) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1A)—

a

for “the relevant Corporation”, in both places, substitute “the relevant regulator”, and

b

for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—

a

if the land is in England, the Regulator of Social Housing, and

b

if the land is in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.

3

For subsection (6) substitute—

6

Consent under this section must be in writing.

4

For the heading substitute “Control of disposals by unregistered housing associations”.

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1

Section 10 (dispositions excepted from section 9) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—

a

in the case of dispositions of land in England, the Regulator of Social Housing, and

b

in the case of dispositions of land in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.

3

Omit subsection (2)(e) and the “or” before it.