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Section 567: Modifications of this Part in relation to shared ownership leases.

Housing Act 1985 · 1985 c. 68View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XVI: ASSISTANCE FOR OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE HOUSING

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—

a shared ownership lease, or
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.

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.

In this section "shared ownership lease" means—

a shared ownership lease granted in pursuance of Part V (the right to buy),
a lease of a dwelling-house granted otherwise than in pursuance of that Part which contains provision to the like effect as that required by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 (terms of shared ownership lease: right to acquired additional shares and to acquire freehold),
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a lease determined, or of a class or description determined, by the Secretary of State to be a shared ownership lease.

The fact that a lease becomes a shared ownership lease by virtue of . . . a determination under subsection (4)(d) does not affect the operation of the provisions of this Part in relation to a case where an application for assistance under this Part has previously been made.

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