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Changes over time for: Section 257


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Housing Act 1985, Section 257 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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257 Duty to publish information.E+W
Where a local housing authority [have passed a resolution declaring] an area to be a general improvement area, they shall bring to the attention of persons residing in the area or owning property in it—
(a)the action they propose to take in the exercise of their powers under the provisions of this Part relating to general improvement areas, and
(b)the [assistance which is or will be available] for the improvement of the amenities of the area or of the dwellings in the area,
by publishing from time to time, in such manner as appears to them appropriate, such information as is in their opinion best designed to further the objects of those provisions.
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