538.Under section 171D of the Housing Act 1985, sections 81 and 133 of the Housing Act 1988 and section 173 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 a registered provider must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before disposing of dwellings in relation to which a tenant has a preserved right to buy (section 171D of the Housing Act 1985) or on the first onward disposal of dwellings acquired through transfer from a housing action trust, a local authority or a new town corporation. This section provides that the functions of the Secretary of State in considering such consents are transferred to the Regulator.
Structure of the Act Part 2 – Regulation of Social Housing Consents under other legislation Section 190 – Consent to disposals under other legislation