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Housing Act 1974
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131 Short title, citation, commencement and extent.E+W+S
(1)This Act may be cited as the Housing Act 1974.
[F1(2)This Act and the Housing Acts 1957 to 1973 may be cited together as the Housing Acts 1957 to 1974.]
(3)Except in so far as any provision of this Act otherwise provides, this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
(4)Without prejudice to any express saving contained in Schedule 14 to this Act, an order under subsection (3) above appointing a day for the coming into operation of any provision of Schedule 13 or Schedule 15 to this Act may contain such savings with respect to the operation of that provision as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate [F2and an order under subsection (3) above may be revoked or varied by a further order under that subsection which may itself contain such savings with respect to the effect of the revocation or variation as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate].
(5)[F3Parts IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII and,], in Part IX, sections [F3105, 106, 108,][F4[F3110 to]116], 118, [F3124, 125 and 126]of this Act extend to England and Wales only.
(6)[F5Sections 107 and 116A of this Act extend] to Scotland only.
(7)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
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F1S. 131(2) repealed by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I (by s. 6(3) it is provided that s. 3 and Sch. 1 Pt. 1 of the Act extend to England And Wales)
F3Words repealed Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I (by s. 6(3) it is provided that s. 3 and Sch. 1 Pt. 1 of the Act extend to England And Wales)
F4Words inserted by Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 28), Sch. 3 para. 17
F5Words substituted by Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 28), Sch. 3 para. 17
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 131(3) partly exercised: S.I. 1974/1406, 1562, 1791, 1975/374, 1113, 1979/1214
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