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2004 No. 418

HOUSING, ENGLAND

The Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 2004

  Made 20th February 2004 
  Laid before Parliament 25th February 2004 
  Coming into force 17th March 2004 

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 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 Regions) (England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 17th March 2004.

    (2) In this Order "the Act" means the Housing Act 1985.

Designated rural areas
     2. The areas specified in the Schedule are designated as rural areas for the purposes of section 157 of the Act.

Designated regions
     3.  - (1) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 1 of the Schedule, the designated region for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the district of Forest of Dean.

    (2) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 2 of the Schedule, the designated region for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the district of Rochford.

    (3) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 3 of the Schedule, the designated region for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the district of Rutland.

    (4) In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in a rural area designated by article 2 and listed in Part 4 of the Schedule, the designated region for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act shall be the district of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.



Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State


Keith Hill
Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

20th February 2004



SCHEDULE
Article 2


Designation of rural areas




PART 1

District of Forest of Dean

In the District of Forest of Dean, the parishes of Alvington, Awre, Aylburton, Blaisdon, Bromsberrow, Churcham, Corse, Dymock, English Bicknor, Gorsley & Kilcot, Hartpury, Hewelsfield and Brockweir, Huntley, Kempley, Littledean, Longhope, Newland, Newnham, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Redmarley D'Abitot, Rudford and Highleadon, Ruardean, Ruspidge and Soudley, Staunton, Staunton (Coleford), St. Briavels, Taynton, Tibberton, Upleadon, Westbury on Severn, Woolaston.



PART 2

District of Rochford

In the District of Rochford, the parishes of Barling Magna, Canewdon, Foulness, Paglesham, Rawreth, Stambridge, Sutton.



PART 3

District of Rutland

In the District of Rutland, the parishes of Ashwell, Ayston, Barleythorpe, Barrow, Barrowden, Beaumont Chase, Belton, Bisbrooke, Braunston, Brooke, Burley, Caldecott, Clipsham, Cottesmore, Edith Weston, Egleton, Empingham, Essendine, Exton, Glaston, Great Casterton, Greetham, Gunthorpe, Hambelton, Horn, Ketton, Langham, Leighfield, Little Casterton, Lyddington, Lyndon, Manton, Market Overton, Martinsthorpe, Morcott, Normanton, North Luffenham, Pickworth, Pilton, Preston, Ridlington, Ryhall, Seaton, South Luffenham, Stoke Dry, Stretton, Teigh, Thistleton, Thorpe by Water, Tickencote, Tinwell, Tixover, Wardley, Whissendine, Whitwell, Wing.



PART 4

District of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

In the district of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, the parishes of Anmer, Bagthorpe with Barmer, Barton Bendish, Barwick, Bawsey, Bircham, Boughton, Brancaster, Burnham Market, Burnham Norton, Burnham Overy, Burnham Thorpe, Castle Acre, Castle Rising, Choseley, Clenchwarton, Congham, Crimplesham, Denver, Docking, Downham West, East Rudham, East Walton, East Winch, Emneth, Feltwell, Fincham, Flitcham cum Appleton, Fordham, Fring, Gayton, Great Massingham, Grimston, Harpley, Hilgay, Hillington, Hockwold-Cum-Wilton, Holme-Next-The-Sea, Houghton, Ingoldisthorpe, Leziate, Little Massingham, Marham, Marshland St. James, Methwold, Middleton, Nordelph, North Creake, North Runcton, North Wootton, Northwold, Old Hunstanton, Outwell, Pentney, Ringstead, Roydon, Runcton Holme, Ryston, Sandringham, Sedgeford, Shernborne, Shouldham, Shouldham Thorpe, Snettisham, South Creake, Southery, Stanhoe, Stoke Ferry, Stow Bardolph, Stradsett, Syderstone, Terrington St. John, Thornham, Tilney All Saints, Tilney St. Lawrence, Titchwell, Tottenhill, Upwell, Walpole, Walpole Cross Keys, Walpole Highway, Walsoken, Watlington, Welney, Wereham, West Acre, West Dereham, West Rudham, West Walton, West Winch, Wiggenhall St. Germans, Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen, Wimbotsham, Wormegay, Wretton.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order designates certain parishes in the districts of Forest of Dean, Rochford, Rutland, and Kings Lynn and West Norfolk as rural areas for the purposes of section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 ("the Act"). The Order also designates each of those districts as the designated region for those purposes in relation to dwelling-houses in the parishes designated as rural areas within each district.

Where a dwelling-house in a designated rural area is sold under the right to buy, the vendor may under section 157 of the Act - 

Voluntary sales, under section 32 of the Act, of dwelling-houses in the designated areas, can (under section 37(1) of the Act) be made subject to similar covenants as to consent but not to rights of pre-emption.

Notes:

 [1] 1985 c. 68. Section 157(1) was amended by Part 4 of Schedule 18 to the Government of Wales Act (c. 38) and by paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37). Sections 157(2), (3) and (6) were amended and section 157(6A) was inserted by section 126 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50). Sections 157(4) and (5) were amended by Schedule 16 to the Government of Wales Act 1998. There are other amendments to section 157 which are not relevant to this Order. 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.back


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Prepared 25 February 2004

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