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Housing Act 1988


    The Finance Act 1981

  1. In section 107(3) of the [1981 c. 35.] Finance 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.”

    2. The Housing Act 1985

  2. In the [1985 c. 68.] Housing Act 1985 for the words “Housing Corporation” in each place where they occur there shall be substituted “Corporation”.
  3. In Part I of that Act (introductory provisions—authorities and bodies other than local housing authorities) after section 6 there shall be inserted the following section—
    In this Act “the Corporation” has the meaning assigned by section 2A of the Housing Associations Act 1985.”
  4. In 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”.
  5. In 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”.
  6. In 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”.
  7. In 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”.
  8. In 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”.
  9. In 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”.

    10. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

  10. In section 58(1) of the [1987 c. 31.] Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (exempt landlords) after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
    “(ea) Housing for Wales”.

    11. The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

  11. In section 376(4) of the [1988 c. 1.] Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (qualifying borrowers and lenders) after paragraph (k) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
    “(ka) Housing for Wales.”
  12. In 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”.