The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) (Scotland) Regulations 1992
Before section 81A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 came into effect, when a public sector landlord of a house occupied by a secure tenant disposed of that house to a private sector landlord, the tenant no longer had a statutory right to buy. The continuation of that right could only be ensured by contractual means. Section 81A was inserted into the 1987 Act by section 128 of the Housing Act 1988. It preserves the right to buy following such a disposal, and gives the Secretary of State the power to prescribe how the preserved right to buy will apply.