The Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) (No. 2) Order 1981

• Citation: S.I. 1981/940
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) (No. 2) Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 31st July 1981.

(2) In this order “ the 1980 Act ” means the Housing Act 1980.

Section 2 Designated Rural Area

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the area specified in the Schedule to this order is hereby designated as a rural area for the purposes of section 19 of the 1980 Act.

(2) The area designated by this article does not include any area of land in the National Park designated by the Dartmoor National Park (Designation) Confirmation Order 1951.

Section 3 Designated Region

In relation to a dwelling-house which is situated in the rural area designated by article 2 of this order, the designated region for the purposes of section 19 of the 1980 Act shall be the County of Devon.