Cases where the provisions of Part VI of the Act do not apply3.
(1)
The provisions of Part VI of the Act about the allocation of housing accommodation do not apply in the following cases.
(2)
They do not apply to the allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority to a person who is already—
(a)
a secure tenant under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 19835 (secure tenants) where the estate of the landlord belongs to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive,
(b)
a secure tenant under Part III of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19876 (rights of public sector tenants), or
(c)
an assured tenant of accommodation under Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19887 (rented accommodation) (otherwise than under a short assured tenancy within the meaning given by section 32 of that Act) where the interest of the landlord belongs to—
(i)
a housing association registered in the register maintained by Scottish Homes under section 3 of the Housing Associations Act 19858 (the register), or
(ii)
a person who acquired the accommodation (otherwise than under Part III of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987) from a district council or islands council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19739 (constitution of councils of regions, islands areas and districts), a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 199410 (constitution of councils), or Scottish Homes.
(3)
They do not apply where a local housing authority secures the provision of suitable alternative accommodation under section 39 of the Land Compensation Act 197311 (duty to rehouse residential occupiers).
(4)
They do not apply in relation to the grant of a secure tenancy under section 554 or 555 of the Housing Act 198512 (grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier or statutory tenant of defective dwelling-house).