Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)

Part 2 E+W Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 5 E+W Disposal of property

Valid from 01/04/2010

Right to acquire E+W

184 Right to acquire: supplemental E+W

(1) Section 17 of the Housing Act 1996 (right to acquire: supplemental) applies in relation to the right to acquire under section 180 of this Act with the modifications set out below.

(2) The modifications are as follows—

(a) references to the right to acquire under section 16 of the 1996 Act shall be treated as references to the right to acquire under section 180 of this Act,

(b) references to the Welsh Ministers shall be treated as references to the Secretary of State,

(c) the reference to registered social landlords shall be treated as a reference to registered providers, and

(d) the reference to a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales shall be treated as a reference to a resolution of either House of Parliament.