The Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2014/1865
Year2014

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

2014No. 1865

HOUSING, ENGLAND

The Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014

15thJuly2014

18thJuly2014

20thJuly2014

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 131 of the Housing Act 1985( 1):

Citation, commencement and application

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 20th July 2014.

(2) This Order applies in relation to England only( 2).

Amendment

2. For article 4 of the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2014( 3), substitute-

"4. Subject to article 3(2)-

(a) article 3 of the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2012; and(b) the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2013

are revoked."

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Brandon Lewis

Minister of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

15th July 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 amends the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2014 ( S.I. 2014/1378) ("the 2014 Order") which revoked the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2012 ( S.I. 2012/734) ("the 2012 Order") in error. Article 2 rectifies this error by amending the 2014 Order to provide for revocation of only article 3 of the 2012 Order.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1) 1985 c.68.

(2) The National Assembly for Wales was given legislative competence in relation to the disposals of land to which Part 5 of the Housing Act 1985 applies by the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order 2010 ( S.I. 2010/1838).

(3) S.I. 2014/1378.

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