
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and come into force on 10th March 1989.
2 
The form set out in Schedule 1 to the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1986 is amended as follows:–
(a) the following is substituted for the first sentence of the form–“This notice is for use by certain secure tenants of local authorities and new town development corporations, and of certain housing associations and other bodies, who wish to claim the right to buy their homes.”
(b) the list of public sector landlords at the end of the form is amended–
(i) by the insertion of the words“Housing action trusts” after the entry“Commission for New Towns”;
(ii) by the insertion of the words“AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production” after the entry“Agricultural and Food Research Council”;
(iii) by the omission of the words“National Coal Board” and the insertion of the words“British Coal Corporation” after the entry“British Broadcasting Corporation”;
(iv) by the insertion of the words“Church Commissioners” after the entry“Civil Aviation Authority”;
(v) by the insertion of the words“Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England” after the entry“Electricity Council”;
(vi) by the insertion of the words“Lee Valley Regional Park Authority” after the entry“Lake District Special Planning Board”;
(vii) by the insertion of the words“Sports Council for Northern Ireland” after the entry“Police Authority for Northern Ireland”;
(viii) by the omission of the asterisk against the entry“Ministers of the Crown and Government Departments” and of the corresponding footnote.
3 
Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the validity of any notice served by a secure tenant under section 122(1) of the Housing Act 1985 before 10th June 1989 if the notice was in the form set out in Schedule 1 to the Regulations mentioned in regulation 2 above, as originally made, or in a form substantially to the like effect.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
15th February 1989Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
22nd February 1989