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Building Act 1984
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Building Act 1984,
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Part V E+W Supplementary
132 Transitional provisions.E+W
The transitional provisions contained in Schedule 5 to this Act have effect.
133 Consequential amendments and repeals.E+W
(1)The enactments specified in Schedule 6 to this Act have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule.
(2)The enactments specified in Schedule 7 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
134 Commencement.E+W
(1)The following provisions of this Act—
(a)sections 12, 13, 31, 38, 42(4) to (6) and 43(3), except so far as they enable regulations to be made,
(b)sections 20, 33, 42(1) to (3), 43(1) and (2), 44 and 45,
(c)section 133(2) and Schedule 7 so far as they relate to the M1Town and Country Planning Act 1947 and the M2Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954, and
(d)section 50(2) and (3) and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1,
come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
(2)Subject to—
(a)subsection (1) above, and
(b)sections 16(13) and 42(7) above,
this Act comes into force on 1st December 1984.
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P1Power of appointment conferred by s. 134(1) partly exercised: S.Is. 1985/1602, 1998/1836
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135 Short title and extent.E+W
(1)This Act may be cited as the Building Act 1984.
(2)This Act does not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.
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