Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 2241

      The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1993 No. 2241

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993

Made 9th September 1993
Laid before Parliament 20th September 1993
Coming into force 11th October 1993

    The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 171C of the Housing Act 1985[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations—
    Citation, commencement and application
        1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 11th October 1993.

        (2)  These Regulations shall not apply in a case where a notice under section 122(1) of the Housing Act 1985 as it applies where the right to buy is preserved (qualifying person's notice claiming to exercise the right to buy) was served before these Regulations come into force.
    Modifications to the Right to Buy
        2.—(1)  Subject to regulation 3 below, Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy) as it applies in the circumstances described in section 171A(1) of the Housing Act 1985[2] (cases in which right to buy is preserved) has effect subject to the exceptions, adaptations and other modifications specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

        (2)  Subject to regulation 3, Part V of the Housing Act 1985 as it applies by virtue of paragraph (1) is set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
    Transitional Provisions
        3.—(1)  In a case where section 142 of the Housing Act 1985 (entitlement to defer completion) continues to apply[3], Part V of that Act has effect as provided for in regulation 2(1) above subject to the exceptions, adaptations and other modifications specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

        (2)  Part V of the Housing Act 1985 as it applies by virtue of paragraph (1) is set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations subject to the additional provisions or provisions in substitution set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
    Revocations
        4.    The following Regulations are revoked—
      the Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1989[4];

      the Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) (Amendment) Regulations 1989[5];

      the Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) (Amendment) Regulations 1990[6]; and

      the Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) (Amendment) Regulations 1992[7].


Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

G. S. K. Young

Minister of State, Department of the Environment

8th September 1993

John Redwood

Secretary of State for Wales

9th September 1993





Notes:

[1] 1985 c. 68; section 171C was inserted by section 8 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63), was amended by section 127 of and paragraph 106 of Part II of Schedule 17 to the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) and paragraph 19 of Schedule 21 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28), and partly repealed by Schedule 22 to the 1993 Act. back

[2] Section 171A was inserted by section 8 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986. back

[3] See paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1993/2134 (c. 1). back

[4] S.I. 1989/368. back

[5] S.I. 1989/512. back

[6] S.I. 1990/178. back

[7] S.I. 1992/1709. back

 

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