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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 17 Part II:

  • specified provision(s) savings for amendments by 2018 anaw 1, s. 6, Sch. 6 by S.I. 2019/110 reg. 5

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

  • Act savings and transitional provisions for amendments by S.I. 2022/1166 by S.I. 2022/1172 Regulations

Part IIE+W+S Amendments Consequential on the Establishment of Housing for Wales

The Land Commission Act 1967E+W+S

F191E+W+S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 17 Pt. II para. 91 repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IV Group 2

The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967E+W+S

92E+W+SIn Schedule 2 to the M1Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation) after the entry “Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted—

Housing for Wales.

Marginal Citations

The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970E+W+S

[F293E+W+SIn section 342 of the M2Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 (disposals of land between Housing Corporation and housing societies) and in section 342A of that Act (disposals by certain housing associations) after the words “Housing Corporation” in each place where they occur there shall be inserted “or Housing for Wales”.]

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The Land Compensation Act 1973E+W+S

94E+W+SIn section 32(7B)(b) of the M3Land Compensation Act 1973 (supplementary provisions about home loss payments) after the words “Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted “or Housing for Wales”.

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The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975E+W+S

95E+W+SIn Schedule 1 to the M4House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part II (bodies of which all members are disqualified) there shall be inserted at the appropriate place the following entry—

Housing for Wales.

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The Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1975E+W+S

96E+W+SIn Schedule 2 to the M5Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1975 (bodies corporate affected by section 5 of that Act as to their power to borrow in currencies other than sterling) after the entry “The Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted—

Housing for Wales.

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The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976E+W+S

F397E+W+S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976E+W+S

98E+W+SIn section 5(3) of the M6Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (no statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown or to local authority etc.) after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(da)Housing for Wales.

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The Rent Act 1977E+W+S

99E+W+SIn section 15(2)(a) of the M7Rent Act 1977 (landlord’s interest belonging to housing association etc.) after the words “Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted—

(aa)Housing for Wales.

Marginal Citations

100E+W+SIn each of the following provisions of that Act, that is to say, sections 86(2)(a) (tenancies to which Part VI applies), 93(1) (increase of rent without notice to quit) and Schedule 12 (certificates of fair rent), in paragraph 12 (meaning of “secure tenancy”), after the words “Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted “or Housing for Wales”.

The Criminal Law Act 1977E+W+S

101E+W+SIn section 7(5) of the M8Criminal Law Act 1977 (authorities who may authorise occupation by protected intending occupier for purposes of offence of adverse occupation of residential premises) after the words “Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted—

(ba)Housing for Wales.

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The National Health Service Act 1977E+W+S

102E+W+SIn section 28A(2)(e) of the M9National Health Service Act 1977 (power to make payments towards expenditure on community services) at the end there shall be added the following sub-paragraph and

(vii)Housing for Wales.

Marginal Citations

103E+W+SIn section 28B(1)(b)(v) of that Act (power of Secretary of State to make payments towards expenditure on community services in Wales) for the words “the Housing Corporation” there shall be substituted “Housing for Wales”.

The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980E+W+S

104E+W+SIn Schedule 16 to the M10Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (bodies to whom Part X of that Act applies) after paragraph 9 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

9a. Housing for Wales.

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The Finance Act 1981E+W+S

105E+W+SIn section 107(3) of the M11Finance Act 1981 (exemption from stamp duty in case of sale of houses at discount by local authorities etc.) after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(ca)Housing for Wales.

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The Housing Act 1985E+W+S

106E+W+SIn the M12Housing Act 1985 for the words “Housing Corporation” in each place where they occur there shall be substituted “Corporation”.

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F4107E+W+S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4Sch. 17 Pt. II para. 107 repealed (with savings) (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 4(1)-(3), Sch. 1 Pt. I

108E+W+SIn section 57 of that Act (index of defined expressions: Part II) after the entry relating to “compulsory disposal” there shall be inserted—

the Corporation»section 6A.

109E+W+SIn section 117 of that Act (index of defined expressions: Part IV) after the entry relating to “co-operative housing association” there shall be inserted—

the Corporation» section 6A.

110E+W+SIn section 188 of that Act (index of defined expressions: Part V) after the entry relating to “co-operative housing association” there shall be inserted—

the Corporation» section 6A.

111E+W+SIn section 238 of that Act (index of defined expressions: Part VII) after the entry relating to “clearance area” there shall be inserted—

the Corporation» section 6A.

112E+W+SIn section 459 of that Act (index of defined expressions: Part XIV) after the entry relating to “building society” there shall be inserted—

the Corporation section» 6A.

113E+W+SIn section 577 of that Act (index of defined expressions: Part XVI) after the entry relating to “co-operative housing association” there shall be inserted—

the Corporation» section 6A.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987E+W+S

114E+W+SIn section 58(1) of the M13Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (exempt landlords) after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(ea)Housing for Wales.

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The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988E+W+S

115E+W+SIn section 376(4) of the M14Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (qualifying borrowers and lenders) after paragraph (k) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(ka)Housing for Wales.

Marginal Citations

116E+W+SIn section 560(2)(e) of that Act (persons who are sub-contractors or contractors for the purposes of Chapter IV of Part XIII of that Act) after the words “Housing Corporation” there shall be inserted “Housing for Wales”.

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