Housing Act 1996

231 Extent. E+W+S

(1) The provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales, and only to England and Wales, subject as follows.

(2) The following provisions also extend to Scotland—

• Part IV ([F1 universal credit,] housing benefit and related matters), and

• the provisions of this Part so far as relating to Part IV.

(3) Section 226 (power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) also extends to Northern Ireland.

(4) Any amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed, except that—

(a) amendments or repeals of provisions of the Housing Associations Act 1985, other than in consequence of paragraph 1 of Schedule 18 to this Act (repeal of Part IV of the Housing Act 1988), do not extend to Scotland,

(b) amendments or repeals of provisions of the Housing Act 1988 relating to registered housing associations do not extend to Scotland,

(c) amendments or repeals of provisions of the M1 Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 or the M2 Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland, and

(d) repeals of the following provisions do not extend to Scotland—

(i) section 24(5)(a) and (c) of the M3 Local Government Act 1988,

(ii) section 182 of the M4 Local Government and Housing Act 1989,

(iii) paragraph 21(3) of Schedule 6 to the M5 Charities Act 1993, and

(iv) provisions in Schedule 26 to the M6 Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.

(5) Any power conferred by this Act to make consequential amendments or repeals of enactments may be exercised in relation to enactments as they extend to any part of the United Kingdom.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 231(2) inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 12(6)

Marginal Citations

M1 1993 c. 23.

M2 1996 c. 49.

M3 1988 c. 9.

M4 1989 c. 42.

M5 1993 c. 10.

M6 1980 c. 65.