Chapter 2: Other Provision Other provision Section 83: The Common Council of the City of London: removal of voting restrictions Background
This section removes the restrictions on voting on housing issues placed on Members of the Common Council of the City of London when they are either tenants of the City of London Corporation or have a land interest in the matter to be decided.
	This section omits section 618 subsections (3) and (4) of the Housing Act 1985 and section 224 subsections (3) and (4) of the Housing Act 1996 which prevents Members of the Common Council of the City of London from voting on matters arising out of those Acts and the Housing Association Act 1985 if they were tenants or had a land interest. It also makes it a criminal offence to do so.