Title, commencement, application and interpretation

1.-(1) The title of these Regulations is the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Wales) Regulations 2015 and they come into force on 22 January 2015.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) In these Regulations, "the Act" ("y Ddeddf") means the Housing Act 1985.

Notice claiming to exercise the right to buy

2.  A notice under section 122(1) of the Act(4) is one which is in the form set out in Schedule 1, or in a form substantially to the like effect.

Notice in reply to tenant's right to buy claim

3.  A notice under section 124(1) of the Act(5) is one which is in the form set out in Schedule 2, or in a form substantially to the like effect.

Initial notice of delay

4.  A notice under section 153A(1) of the Act(6) is one which is in the form set out in Schedule 3, or in a form substantially to the like effect.

Initial notice of delay - landlord's counter notice

5.  A notice under section 153A(3)(b) of the Act(7) is one which is in the form set out in Schedule 4, or in a form substantially to the like effect.

Operative notice of delay

6.  A notice under section 153A(5) of the Act is one which is in the form set out in Schedule 5, or a form substantially to the like effect.

Prescribed particulars to be contained in the notices

7.  The particulars to be contained in a notice prescribed by regulations 2 to 6 are those required by that form.

Revocations, savings and transitional provisions

8.-(1) The Regulations specified in Schedule 6 are revoked in relation to Wales.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations affects the validity of any notice given before the 22 January 2015 if the notice was given in a form prescribed by any of the Regulations specified in Schedule 6, or in a form substantially to the like effect.

SCHEDULES

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1FORM WRTB1NOTICE CLAIMING TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO BUY

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 2FORM WRTB2NOTICE IN REPLY TO TENANT'S RIGHT TO BUY CLAIM

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 3FORM WRTB3INITIAL NOTICE OF DELAY

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 4FORM WRTB4INITIAL NOTICE OF DELAY - LANDLORD'S COUNTER NOTICE

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 5FORM WRTB5OPERATIVE NOTICE OF DELAY

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 6REVOCATIONS

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1986(8)

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1989(9)

Housing (Right to Buy Delay Procedure) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1989(10)

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1992(11)

Housing (Right to Buy Delay Procedure) (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1993(12)

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1993(13)

Housing (Right to Buy Delay Procedure) (Prescribed Forms) (Welsh Forms) Regulations 1994(14)

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Welsh Forms) Regulations 1994(15)

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1996(16)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the form of certain notices under Part 5 of the Housing Act 1985 ("the Act") relating to the right to buy, and the particulars to be contained in those notices.

Regulation 2 and Schedule 1 prescribe the form to be used by a secure tenant claiming to exercise the right to buy in accordance with section 122 of the Act.

Regulation 3 and Schedule 2 prescribe the form to be used by the landlord who has received notice from the tenant claiming to exercise the right to buy. The notice, given under section 124 of the Act, either admits or denies the tenant's right to buy.

Regulation 4 and Schedule 3 prescribe the form to be used by a tenant who has served the notice claiming to exercise the right to buy where there has been a delay as described in section 153A(1) of the Act.

Regulation 5 and Schedule 4 prescribe the form to be used by a landlord who has been served an initial notice of delay in the circumstances set out in section 153A(3)(b) of the Act.

Regulation 6 and Schedule 5 prescribe the form to be used by a tenant in the circumstances set out in section 153A(5) of the Act.

Regulation 7 prescribes the particulars to be contained in any of the above notices, and regulation 8 revokes the Regulations listed in Schedule 6, which these Regulations replace.

The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.