17(1)Section 450B (loans for service charges) shall be amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)But, except for cases where he is the landlord as the result of the exercise by him (or Housing for Wales) of functions under Part III of the [1985 c. 69.] Housing Associations Act 1985, the regulations may not contain provision for cases where the Secretary of State is the landlord.”
(3)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)For the purposes of this section a long lease granted or assigned by the Secretary of State shall only be taken to have been granted or assigned by a housing authority if the Secretary of State granted or assigned it in exercise of his powers under section 90 of the [1985 c. 69.] Housing Associations Act 1985.”