HC Deb 12 April 1984 vol 58 c611

Lords amendment: No. 63, to insert the following new Clause— Where—

  1. (a) a lease of a dwelling-house granted otherwise than in pursuance of this Part of this Act contains a provision to the like effect as that required by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act; and
  2. (b) a body specified in section 18(3) above has, in the exercise of any of its powers, left outstanding or advanced any amount on the security of the dwelling-house,
that power shall include power to advance further amounts for the purpose of assisting the tenant to make payments in pursuance of that provision.

Mr. Gow

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this amendment, which involves privilege, it will be convenient to take Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu thereof.

Mr. Gow

The amendment seeks to clarify an issue that arises under the lending powers of public sector bodies. This arises where there are voluntary shared ownership leases. It needs to be made clear that public authorities already have powers to lend on shared ownership sales and that those powers include the power to lend on the subsequent acquisition of the shared ownership lessee of further shares. The new clause that is introduced by the amendment would achieve that purpose.

Question put and agreed to.

Amendments made to the Bill in lieu thereof [Special Entry]:

  1. (a), in line 2, at beginning insert '(1)'.
  2. (b), in line 12, at end add—
'(2) This section shall be deemed always to have had effect.'.

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