[F3(1)]In this Act—

(a)“housing authority” means a local housing authority [F4or a new town corporation];

(b)“new town corporation” means a development corporation or the [F5new towns residuary body];

(c)“development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the M1New Towns Act 1981;

(d)“urban development corporation” means an urban development corporation established under Part XVI of the M2Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

(e)“local authority” means a county, [F6county borough,] district or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly [F7, in sections 43, 44 and 232 includes the Broads Authority][F8, in sections 438, 441, 442, 443 and 458 includes the Broads Authority [F9, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, [F10an economic prosperity board, a combined authority,] a joint waste authority]][F11and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority], and in sections 45(2)(b), 50(2), 51(6), 80(1), 157(1), 171(2), F12. . ., 573(1), paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, grounds 7 and 12 in Schedule 2, ground 5 in Schedule 3, paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4, paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 5 and Schedule 16 includes F13. . . [F14the Broads Authority][F8, a police authority established under [F15section 3 of the Police Act 1996,]]. . . F16. . . F17. . . F13. . . [F18, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, [F10an economic prosperity board, a combined authority,] a joint waste authority][F11and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority].

[F19(f) “ housing action trust ” means a housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988 ]

[F20(g) “ new towns residuary body ” means—

(i)in relation to England, the Homes and Communities Agency so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to it as mentioned in section 52(1)(a) to (d) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 [F21or the Greater London Authority so far as exercising its new towns and urban development functions]; and

(ii)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a) (i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981.]

[F22(2)In this section—

• “ combined authority ” means a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

• “ economic prosperity board ” means an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of that Act;

• “ joint waste authority ” means an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. ]

and “co-operative housing association” means a fully mutual housing association which is a society registered under the M3Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965.

(3)In this Act “self-build society” means a housing association whose object is to provide, for sale to, or occupation by, its members, dwellings built or improved principally with the use of its members’ own labour.

[F23F24[(4)In this Act “registered social landlord” means a housing association registered in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996, subject as follows.]

(5)References to registered social landlords include, where the context so permits, references to housing associations registered in the register maintained by Scottish Homes under section 3 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (Scottish registered housing associations)..]

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(1)In this Act “the [F26Relevant Authority]” means the [F27Regulator of Social Housing], [F28the Secretary of State] or Scottish Homes, subject as follows.

(2)In relation to a housing association which is—

(a)a registered charity which has its address for the purposes of registration by the [F29Charity Commission] in Wales,

(b)a society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 which has its registered office for the purposes of that Act in Wales, or

(c)a company [F30registered under the Companies Act 2006] which has its registered office for the purposes of that Act in Wales,

“the [F26Relevant Authority]” means [F28the Secretary of State].

(3)In relation to a housing association which is a society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 which has its registered office for the purposes of that Act in Scotland, “the [F26Relevant Authority]” means Scottish Homes.

(4)In relation to any other housing association which is a registered charity, a society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 or a company [F30registered under the Companies Act 2006], “the [F26Relevant Authority]” means the [F31Regulator of Social Housing].

[F32(4A)This section is subject to any provision made elsewhere in this Act.]

(5)In this section “registered charity” means a charity which is registered [F33in accordance with section 30 of the Charities Act 2011] F34. . . .]