Part 2Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 5Disposal of property

Right to acquire

184Right to acquire: supplemental

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.