1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Persons) Order 1989.
(2) This Order comes into force on 10th March 1989 and applies in relation to claims made on or after that date to exercise the right to buy, the right to a shared ownership lease or the right to acquire an additional share.
(3) This Order also applies in relation to a claim made before that date to exercise–
(a)the right to buy or the right to a shared ownership lease unless before that date–
(i)the landlord has duly served a notice denying that claim; or
(ii)the transaction has been completed;
(b)the right to acquire an additional share, unless the transaction has been completed before that date.