Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

Prospective

Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) E+W

4 (1) The Housing Act 1985 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 582 (suspension of recovery of possession of certain premises when compulsory purchase order made)—

(a) in subsection (2), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) any earlier date on which—

(i) the Secretary of State notifies the authority that the Secretary of State declines to confirm the order,

(ii) the order (having been confirmed conditionally) expires by virtue of section 13BA(2)(b) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, or

(iii) the order is quashed by a court.”;

(b) in subsection (6), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(aa) the Secretary of State notifies the authority that the Secretary of State declines to confirm the compulsory purchase order,

(ab) the order (having been confirmed conditionally) expires by virtue of section 13BA(2)(b) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981,

(ac) the order is quashed by a court, or”.

(3) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 5A (termination of initial demolition notices)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), after “(3)(a)” insert “or (aa)”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a);

(ii) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) a decision under section 13BA(2)(b)(ii) of that Act that conditions subject to which the order was confirmed have not been met, or”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (4), after “(3)(a)” insert “or (aa)”;

(d) after sub-paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A) If—

(a) a compulsory purchase order has been made as described in sub-paragraph (2),

(b) the order expires by virtue of section 13BA(2)(b)(i) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, and

(c) the effect of the expiry is that the landlord will not be able, by virtue of that order, to carry out the demolition of the dwelling-house,

the notice ceases to be in force as from the date when the order expires.”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (7), after “(2)” insert “or (6A)”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(7)