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Section 59: Interpretation of Part II and amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985.

Housing Act 1988 · 1988 c. 50View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Housing Associations

In this Part of this Act—

"the 1985 Act" means the Housing Associations Act 1985; and
subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below expressions used in this Part have the same meaning as in the 1985 Act.

Expressions used in sections 52 to 54 ... above have the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1996, subject as follows.

In those sections "housing activities" and "shared ownership lease", in relation to times, circumstances and purposes before the commencement of section 1 of the Housing Act 1996 (the register of social landlords), have the same meaning as in the 1985 Act.

The 1985 Act shall have effect subject to the amendments in Schedule 6 to this Act, being amendments—

extending the supervisory powers conferred by Part I of the 1985 Act;
making provision incidental to and consequential upon . . . the establishment by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 of Scottish Homes;
making provision incidental to and consequential upon the provisions of this Part of this Act and the provisions of Part IV of this Act; and
varying the grounds on which the Secretary of State may remove a member of the Housing Corporation from office.

In Schedule 6 to this Act,—

Part I contains amendments of Part I of the 1985 Act, including amendments which reproduce the effect of amendments made by Schedule 3 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 with respect to Scottish Homes; and
Parts II and III contain amendments of Parts II and III respectively of the 1985 Act.

Without prejudice to the operation of Schedule 3 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 in relation to anything done before the day appointed for the coming into force of this section, for the purpose of giving effect to the amendments in Part I of Schedule 6 to this Act, the said Schedule 3 shall be deemed never to have come into force.

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