Housing and Regeneration Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 75 to 79: 75: Schedule 8, page 196, line 10, at end insert— ““Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31) The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 is amended as follows. In section 21(3)(a) (tenant’s right to apply to tribunal for appointment of manager)— (a) after ““by”” insert ““— (i) ””, and (b) after ““resident landlord,”” insert ““or (ii) the Welsh Ministers in their new towns residuary capacity,””. In section 29(7)(a) (conditions for making acquisition orders)— (a) after ““by”” insert ““— (i) ””, and (b) after ““resident landlord,”” insert ““or (ii) the Welsh Ministers in their new towns residuary capacity,””. In section 58(1) (exempt landlords and resident landlords)— (a) in paragraph (b) omit ““the Commission for the New Towns or””, and (b) after paragraph (de) insert— ““(df) the Homes and Communities Agency;””. In section 60 (general interpretation) after subsection (1) insert— ““(1A) In this Act a reference to the Welsh Ministers in their new towns residuary capacity means the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a)(i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981.”””” 76: Schedule 8, page 199, line 33, at end insert— ““Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12) In section 219(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (disposals by Housing Corporation etc.)— (a) in paragraph (a) before ““disposes”” insert ““or the Homes and Communities Agency””, (b) in paragraph (d) at the end insert ““or the Homes and Communities Agency””, and (c) in the words after paragraph (d)— (i) before ““, relevant housing”” insert ““, the Homes and Communities Agency””, and (ii) before ““or, as the case”” insert ““, the Homes and Communities Agency””.”” 77: Schedule 8, page 202, line 8, leave out from ““1(3)”” to end of line 15 and insert ““— (a) after ““and development corporations”” insert ““etc.””, and (b) for ““Commission for the New Towns”” substitute ““Homes and Communities Agency.”””” 78: Schedule 8, page 202, line 17, leave out from first ““the”” to end of line 18 and insert ““Homes and Communities Agency;””.”” 79: Schedule 8, page 202, line 28, at end insert— ““(5B) Where such an order makes such provision, the Homes and Communities Agency is the local planning authority for the area and the purposes concerned in place of any authority who would otherwise be the local planning authority for that area and those purposes.”” Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) In section 59(1)(f) of the Finance Act 2004 (contractors) for ““Commission for the New Towns”” substitute ““Homes and Communities Agency””.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 59 [Interpretation: Part 1]: