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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Housing Associations Act 1985

1985 CHAPTER 69

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Regulation of Housing Associations

    1. Introductory

      1. 1. Meaning of “housing association” and related expressions

      2. 2. Meaning of “housing trust”

      3. 2A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 2B. Meaning of “registered housing association”, “registered social landlord” etc

    2. Registration

      1. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Disposal of land

      1. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 9. Control by Corporation of dispositions of land by housing associations

      3. 10. Dispositions excepted from s. 9

      4. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 12.Avoidance of certain disposals of houses without consent

    4. Control of payments to members, etc

      1. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 15A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Constitution, change of rules, amalgamation and dissolution

      1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Accounts and audit

      1. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 27A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. Inquiries into affairs of housing associations

      1. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. Miscellaneous

      1. 33.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 33A. Provision of services between the Corporations

      3. 34. Provision of land by county councils

      4. 35. Housing trusts: power to transfer housing to local housing authority

      5. 36. Housing trusts: functions of Secretary of State with respect to legal proceedings

      6. 36A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. Supplementary

      1. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 38.Definitions relating to charities

      3. 39. Minor definitions

      4. 40. Index of defined expressions: Part I

  2. Part II

    Housing Association Finance

    1. 41—51... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 52.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Deficit grants

      1. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 55.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 56 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 57 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Arrangements with local authorities

      1. 58.Powers of local authorities to promote and assist housing associations: England and Wales

      2. 59. Powers of local authorities to promote and assist housing associations: Scotland

      3. 60.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 61. Power of local housing authority to supply furniture to housing association tenants

      5. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 63—66... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners

      1. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 68. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners: Scotland

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 69. Power to vary or terminate certain agreements with housing associations

      2. 69A. Land subject to housing management agreement

      3. 70. Continuation of arrangements under repealed enactments

      4. 71. Superseded contributions, subsidies and grants

    8. Supplementary provisions

      1. 73. Index of defined expressions: Part II

  3. Part III

    The Housing Corporation

    1. Constitution and other general matters

      1. 74. The Housing Corporation (E+W)

      2. 74. The Housing Corporation (S)

      3. 75. General functions of the Relevant Authority (E+W)

      4. 75. General functions of the Relevant Authority (S)

      5. 76. Directions by the Secretary of State

      6. 76A. Realisation of value of Housing Corporation’s loans portfolio

      7. 77. Advisory service (E+W+S)

      8. 77. Advisory service (S)

      9. 78. Annual report

    2. Relevant Authority’s powers with respect to grants and loans

      1. 79. Lending powers

      2. 80. Security for loans to unregistered self-build societies

      3. 81. Further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease

      4. 82. Loans made under s. 2 of the Housing Act 1964

      5. 83. Power to guarantee loans

      6. 84. Agreements to indemnify certain lenders: England and Wales

      7. 85. Meaning of “recognised body” and “relevant advance”

      8. 86. Agreements to indemnify building societies: Scotland

      9. 87. Financial assistance with respect to formation, management, etc. of certain housing associations (E+W)

      10. 87. Financial assistance with respect to formation, management, etc. of certain housing associations (S)

    3. Relevant Authority’s powers with respect to land and works

      1. 88. Acquisition of land (E+W)

      2. 88. Acquisition of land (S)

      3. 89. Provision of dwellings or hostels and clearance, management and development of land (E+W)

      4. 89. Provision of dwellings or hostels and clearance, management and development of land (S)

      5. 90. Disposal of land (E+W)

      6. 90. Disposal of land (S)

      7. 91. Protection of persons deriving title under transactions requiring consent

    4. The Relevant Authority’sfinances

      1. 92. Borrowing powers

      2. 93. Limit on borrowing

      3. 94. Treasury guarantees of borrowing

      4. 95. Grants to the Housing Corporation

      5. 96. General financial provisions

      6. 97. Accounts and audit

    5. Acquisition of securities and control of subsidiaries

      1. 98. Acquisition of securities and promotion of body corporate

      2. 99. Control of subsidiaries

    6. Supplementary provisions

      1. 100. Scottish Special Housing Association may act as agents for Relevant Authorityin Scotland

      2. 101. Minor definitions

      3. 102. Index of defined expressions: Part III (E+W+S)

      4. 102. Index of defined expressions: Part III (E+W)

      5. 102. Index of defined expressions: Part III (S)

  4. Part IV

    General Provisions

    1. General provisions

      1. 103. Application to Isles of Scilly

      2. 104. Local housing authorities

      3. 105.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 106. Minor definitions — general

    2. Final provisions

      1. 107. Short title, commencement and extent

  5. SCHEDULE 1

    Grant-Aided Land

  6. SCHEDULE 2

  7. SCHEDULE 3

  8. SCHEDULE 4

    Housing Associations: Continuation of Arrangements Under Repealed Enactments

  9. SCHEDULE 5

    Housing Association Finance: Superseded Subsidies, Contributions and Grants

  10. SCHEDULE 6

  11. SCHEDULE 7

    Powers Exercisable Where Loan Outstanding under Section 2 of The Housing Act 1964

An Act to consolidate certain provisions of the Housing Acts relating to housing associations, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and of the Scottish Law Commission.

[30th October 1985]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1A Table showing the derivations of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status.

C2Act: certain functions transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C3Act restricted (S.) by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), s. 22(4)

Act amended (E.W.) (24.9.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 221(1)(b), 232(2)

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 1.4.1986 see s. 107(2)

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