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194Disclosure of information as to orders etc. in respect of anti-social behaviourE+W
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(1)Any person may disclose relevant information to a landlord under a secure tenancy if the information is disclosed for the purpose of enabling the landlord—

(a)to decide whether either of the provisions of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) mentioned in subsection (2) can be invoked in relation to the tenant under the tenancy; or

(b)to take any appropriate action in relation to the tenant in reliance on either of those provisions.

(2)The provisions are—

(a)Ground 2A in Schedule 3 (withholding of consent to mutual exchange where order in force or application pending in connection with anti-social behaviour), and

(b)section 138(2B) (landlord’s obligation to complete suspended while application pending in connection with such behaviour).

(3)In this section—

(a)relevant information” means information relating to any order or application relevant for the purposes of either of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2), including (in particular) information identifying the person in respect of whom any such order or application has been made;

(b)secure tenancy” has the meaning given by section 79 of the Housing Act 1985; and

(c)any reference to the tenant under a secure tenancy is, in relation to a joint tenancy, a reference to any of the joint tenants.

(4)Regulations under—

(a)section 171C of the Housing Act 1985 (modifications of Part 5 in relation to preserved right to buy), or

[F1(b)section 184 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17) (application of that Part in relation to the right to acquire a dwelling in England),]

may make provision corresponding to subsections (1) to (3) of this section so far as those subsections relate to section 138(2B) of the Housing Act 1985.

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I1S. 194 wholly in force at 25.11.2005; s. 194 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 270(2)(b); s. 194 in force for E. at 6.6.2005 by S.I. 2005/1451, art. 2(b); s. 194 in force for W. at 25.11.2005 by S.I. 2005/3237, art. 2(g)

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