1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Region) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 14th May 2003.
(2) In this Order “the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985.
2. The areas specified in the Schedule to this Order are designated as rural areas for the purposes of section 157 of the 1985 Act.
3. In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 of this Order, the designated region for the purposes of section 157(3) of the 1985 Act shall be the District of Kennet.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State.
Tony McNulty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
11th April 2003