HC Deb 14 June 1989 vol 154 cc1087-8

Amendment made: No. 35, in page 123, line 29, at end insert— '(6) In section 567 of the 1985 Act (modifications of Part XVI in relation to shared ownership leases) for subsections (1) to (3) there shall be substituted the following subsections— (1) If it appears to a local housing authority that the interest of a person eligible for assistance in respect of a defective dwelling in their area is—

  1. (a) a shared ownership lease, or
  2. (b) the freehold acquired under the terms of a shared ownership lease,
the authority shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of State a scheme providing for the provisions of this Part to have effect, in their application to such a case, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the scheme. (2) A scheme under subsection (1) above shall not have effect unless approved by the Secretary of State; and any such approval may be made conditional upon compliance with requirements specified by him.

(7) Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under subsection (4) of section 567 of the Housing Act 1985 shall cease to have effect; and in paragraph (d) of that section after the word "class" there shall be inserted "or description.".'.—[Mr. Gummer.]

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