Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1105
HOUSING, ENGLAND
The Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Region) (England) Order 2003
Made
11th April 2003
Laid before Parliament
23rd April 2003
Coming into force
14th May 2003
The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 157(1)(c) and (3)(a) of the Housing Act 1985( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Region) (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 14th May 2003.
(2) In this Order “the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985.
Designated rural areas
2. The areas specified in the Schedule to this Order are designated as rural areas for the purposes of section 157 of the 1985 Act.
Designated region
3. In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 of this Order, the designated region for the purposes of section 157(3) of the 1985 Act shall be the District of Kennet.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State.
Tony McNulty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
11th April 2003
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS
In the District of Kennet, the parishes of Bishop Cannings, Bromham, Charlton, Cheverall Magna, Cheverall Parva, Chirton, Collingbourne Ducis, Collingbourne Kingston, Easterton, Enford, Erlestoke, Etchilhampton, Everleigh, Fittleton, Marden, Market Lavington, Marston, Netheravon, Potterne, Poulshot, Roundway, Rowde, Rushall, Seend, Stert, Upavon, Urchfont, West Lavington, Wilsford, Worton.
1985 (c. 68) . Section 157(1) was amended by Sch. 18, Pt 4 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) and by Sch. 15, Pt 1, para 9 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37) . Section 157(2), (3) and (6) was amended and section 157 (6A) was inserted by section 126 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) . The Secretary of State’s functions under section 157(1) and (3), so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672 ), article 2 and Schedule 1.