The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1989

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3 of this Order brings into force on the 16th January 1990 Part IV of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 which relates to the revenue accounts and capital finance of local authorities (subject to the transitional provisions in Schedule 1) and the following provisions of that Act—

section 18 (regulations relating to schemes for basic attendance and special responsibility allowances for local authority members);

section 20 (regulations requiring relevant authorities to adopt certain procedural standing orders);

section 22 (Advisory Commissioners);

section 31 (National Code of Local Government Conduct);

section 99 (directions or guidance under Part VIII (grants towards cost of improvements and repairs));

section 137 (orders or regulations under Part VIII);

section 138 (interpretation of Part VIII);

section 160 (Welsh language names for local authorities);

section 162 (principle to be considered by a local authority when determining rents);

section 165(1) in relation to provisions in Schedule 9 which extend the Secretary of State’s power to make management regulations under the Housing Act 1985 in relation to houses in multiple occupation;

section 167 (reports to tenants etc. on local housing authority functions);

section 168 (contributions towards costs of housing mobility arrangements);

section 171 (winding up the home purchase assistance scheme);

section 172(6), (7) and (8) (transfer of new town housing stock);

section 175 (repeal of Town Development Act 1952 (c. 54));

section 180 (codes of race relations practice in the housing field);

sections 182 (power to monitor the activities of registered housing associations);

section 194 in relation to certain minor and consequential amendments in Schedule 11 and repeals in Schedule 12;

paragraphs 49(3), 60 and 63 of Schedule 5 (items to be taken into account in issuing a precept and in the making of calculations under section 95 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)).

Article 4 of the order brings into force on the 16th January 1990 a number of other provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 for the limited purposes specified in that article.

Article 5 of the Order brings into force on the 1st March 1990 the following provisions of the Act—

section 1(1) to (4), (7) and (8) (political restriction of officers and staff of local authorities);

sections 172(1) to (5) and (9) and 173 (transfer of new town housing stock).