Section 27 | [ Management Agreements] | Housing Act 1985 C68

[27 Management agreements]

Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68) | Legislation

[Management agreements]

[27 Management agreements]

[(1) A local housing authority may agree that another person shall exercise in relation to—

(a) such of the authority's houses as are specified in the agreement, and

(b) any other land so specified which is held for a related purpose,

such of the authority's management functions as are so specified.

(2) In this Act—

(a) “management agreement” means an agreement under subsection (1) or a sub-agreement, and

(b) “manager”, in relation to a management agreement, means a person by whom management functions are exercisable under the agreement.

(3) A management agreement shall set out the terms on which the authority's functions are exercisable by a manager.

(4) An agreement under subsection (1) shall contain such provisions as may be prescribed by regulations made by the [appropriate Minister].

(5) A management agreement may—

(a) include provision authorising a manager, with the consent of the authority, to agree that another person shall exercise any management function exercisable by the manager under the agreement;

(b) where a body or association is a manager, provide that the management functions of the body or association under the agreement may be performed by a committee, sub-committee, officer