14.—Section 58 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting the following after subsection (1):

“(1A) The management and control of the common areas appurtenant to a dwelling and provided by a housing authority under this Act are not required to be vested in the housing authority under subsection (1) of this section.

(1B) A housing authority may perform management and control functions vested in it under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any dwelling of which the housing authority is not the owner and which is provided under a contract or lease between the housing authority and the owner of the dwelling.”,

and

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (3):

“(3A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3) of this section, charges made under that subsection may include—

(a) charges relating to the provision of services to, and the insurance of, a dwelling and other charges relating to the management and control of the dwelling, or

(b) any other charges that may be prescribed under this section in relation to:

(i) the management and control of common areas appurtenant to a dwelling, where those common areas are also used by the occupants of other dwellings;

(ii) the provision of services where those services are also provided to the occupants of other dwellings.

(3B) A housing authority may make such charge under subsection (3) of this section, whether by way of rent or otherwise, as it considers appropriate, in respect of any dwelling of which the housing authority is not the owner and which is provided under a contract or lease between the housing authority and the owner of the dwelling.”.