Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1282

The Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 1990

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1990 No. 1282

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 1990

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 157(1)(c) and (3)(a) of the Housing Act 1985^[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions)(England) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 19th July 1990.

    (2)  In this Order "the 1985 Act" means the Housing Act 1985.

Designated rural area
    2.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the area specified in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated as a rural area for the purposes of section 157 of the 1985 Act.

    (2)  The area designated by this article does not include any area of land in the National Park designated by the Dartmoor National Park (Designation) Confirmation Order 1951.

Designated region
    3.    In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in the rural area designated by article 2 of this Order, thedesignated region for the purposes of section 157 of the 1985 Act shall be the County of Devon.

Chris Patten

Secretary of State for the Environment

21st June 1990

[1] 1985 c. 68; section 157 was amended by the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50), section 126 and Schedule 17, paragraph 106. back

Explanatory Note