5. Section 4(1) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘approved housing body’ means a body—

(a) approved under section 6(6) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 for the purposes of section 6 of that Act, and

(b) to which—

(i) assistance under section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 is given for the provision by the approved housing body of dwellings owned by it, or

(ii) assistance referred to in section 6(2)(ea) of that Act is given;

‘housing authority’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 23 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992;”,

and

(b) in the definition of “public authority”, by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(ca) a housing authority,”.