Commentary on Sections Part 2: Registered Social Landlords Chapter 5- Miscellaneous and General Provisions Section 86 - Charities that have “received public assistance”
207.This section amends section 58 of the 1996 Act (definitions relating to charities) by inserting a new subsection (1A).  This new subsection defines the circumstances in which a registered charity will be regarded as having ‘received public assistance’ for the purposes of the Part 1 of the 1996 Act. These include circumstances in which the charity has been given financial assistance for privately let accommodation under section 24 of the Local Government Act 1988, or has had housing transferred to it under section 34 of the 1985 Act or section 135 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, or has received a grant or loan under various provisions, including social housing grant under section 18 of the 1996 Act.