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Part I Local Authority Members, Officers, Staff and Committees etc.
Part III Economic Development and Discretionary Expenditure by Local Authorities
Part IV Revenue Accounts and Capital Finance of Local Authorities
Part VIII Grants Towards Cost of Improvements and Repairs etc.
Conditions of grants and repayments
120. Condition requiring repayment of grant in case of certain disposals wherecertificate of intended letting given.
121. Condition requiring repayment of grant in case of certain disposals whereowner-occupation certificate given.
123. Condition requiring repayment of grant on certain disposals in case oflandlord’s common parts application.
124. Meaning of relevant disposal and exempt disposal for the purposes ofsections 120 to 123.
Part IX Miscellaneous and General
Local Government Finance Act 1988, local finance (Scotland) and block grants
Miscellaneous housing provisions
161. Housing authorities not required to keep a housing stock.
164. Exception to the right to buy in case of certain dwelling-houses forpersons of pensionable age.
167. Reports to tenants etc. on local housing authority functions.
168. Contributions towards costs of housing mobility arrangements.
169. Powers of local authorities and Secretary of State as respects services etc. for owners and occupiers of houses for work on them.
170. Powers of local authorities and Secretary of State as respects services,etc., for owners and occupiers of houses for work on them: Scotland.
176. Amendment of definition of occupation for purposes of purchase of house by secure tenant: Scotland.
177. Sale to secure tenants of houses provided for persons of pensionable age: Scotland.
178. Application of secure tenant’s right to buy to cases where landlord islessee: Scotland.
179. Amendment of powers of Scottish Homes to dispose of land.
181. Duty of landlord to inform secure tenant seeking to buy house about changes in law: Scotland.
182. Power to monitor activities of registered housing associations.
183. Extension of powers of Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales to give financial assistance.
185. Publication of reports of Controller of Audit: Scotland.
186. Security of tenure on ending of long residential tenancies.
188. Repeal of s. 2 of the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984.
189. Grants by Secretary of State towards costs of magistrates’ courts etc.
SCHEDULES
Political Balance on Local Authority Committees etc.
Provisions Supplementing Part IV
Part II Non-Monetary Consideration received before April 1990
The Keeping of the Housing Revenue Account
Local Government Finance Act 1988: Amendments
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19.In section 41 (local rating lists) the following subsections shall...
20.In section 42 (contents of local lists) in subsection (4)...
21.(1) Section 44 (occupied hereditaments: supplementary) shall be amended as...
22.The following section shall be inserted after section 44— Partly...
23.(1) Section 45 (unoccupied hereditaments: liability) shall be amended as...
24.In section 46 (unoccupied hereditaments: supplementary) in subsection (2) the...
25.The following section shall be inserted after section 46— Unoccupied...
26.(1) Section 47 (discretionary relief) shall be amended as follows....
27.In section 49 (reduction or remission of liability) in subsection...
28.In section 52 (central rating lists) the following subsections shall...
29.(1) Section 53 (contents of central lists) shall be amended...
30.(1) Section 55 (alteration of lists) shall be amended as...
31.The following section shall be substituted for section 57 (special...
32.The following section shall be substituted for section 59— Contributions...
33.In section 64 (hereditaments) the following subsections shall be inserted...
34.In section 65 (owners and occupiers) the following subsection shall...
35.(1) Section 67 (interpretation etc.) shall be amended as follows....
36.The following Schedule shall be inserted after Schedule 4— SCHEDULE...
39.(1) Schedule 7 (multipliers) shall be amended as follows.
40.The following Schedule shall be inserted after Schedule 7— SCHEDULE...
41.In Schedule 8 (non-domestic rating: pooling) in Part I, in...
42.(1) In Schedule 8 (non-domestic rating: pooling) Part II (non-domestic...
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44.(1) In Schedule 9 (administration) paragraph 2 (collection and recovery)...
45.In Schedule 9 the following paragraph shall be inserted after...
46.(1) Paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 (power to require information...
47.(1) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 (authority’s duty to supply...
48.The following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraph 8 of...
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55.(1) Section 75 (special levies) shall be amended as follows....
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Amendment of Scottish Enactments
Rateable value of certain buildings used for breeding or rearing horses
Application of regulations about determination of net annual value
Rateable value for purposes of levying rates after 1st April 1990
Duty to notify registration officer about liability for collective community charge
Premises in respect of which non-domestic water rate is leviable
Exemption of formula valued premises from non-domestic water rate
Reduced liability for non-domestic sewerage rate in respect of certain church and charity premises
Exclusion from voting disability of local authority members who are community charge payers
Revocation of civil penalties imposed by registration officer
Evidence in appeals under Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987
No liability for community water charges where water previously supplied free
Compensation Provisions of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II
Welsh Language Names for Local Authorities
1.Any reference in the following provisions of this Schedule to...
2.(1) In section 21 (constitution of principal councils in Wales)...
3.(1) In section 33 (constitution and powers of community council)...
4.In section 74 (change of name of county, district etc.)...
5.In section 76 (change of name of community) in subsection...
6.After section 245 (status of certain districts, parishes and communities)there...
Amendments of Parts VI, IX, XI, XVII and XVIII of the Housing Act 1985
3.After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...
4.(1) In section 191 (appeals against repair notices), in subsection...
5.After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...
6.Section 192 (power to purchase house found on appeal to...
7.In section 193 (power of local housing authority to execute...
8.(1) In section 197 (powers of entry), in subsection (1)—...
9.In section 198 (penalty for obstruction), in subsection (1) after...
10.Section 205 (application of provisions to temporary or movable structures)...
11.Section 206 (repair at reasonable expense) shall cease to have...
12.(1) In section 207 (minor definitions), in subsection (1) in...
13.In section 208 (index of defined expressions for Part VI)—...
14.For sections 264 (power to accept undertaking as to reconstruction...
17.(1) In section 269 (right of appeal against order), in...
18.(1) In section 270 (demolition orders: recovery of possession of...
19.In section 273 (demolition orders: cleansing before demolition), in subsection...
20.(1) In section 274 (demolition orders: power to permit reconstruction...
21.(1) In section 275 (demolition orders: substitution of closing order...
22.In section 278 (closing orders: determination of order on premises...
23.(1) In section 279 (closing orders: substitution of demolition order),...
24.Sections 280, 281 and 282 (which relate to the closing...
25.(1) In section 289 (declaration of clearance area), in subsection...
26.In section 291 (method of dealing with land acquired for...
27.(1) In section 294 (extinguishment of public rights of way...
28.Section 299 and Schedule 11 (rehabilitation orders in respect of...
30.(1) In section 301 (retention of houses acquired for clearance),...
31.In section 302 (management and repair of house acquired under...
33.(1) In section 305 (building becoming listed when subject to...
34.In section 306 (building becoming listed when acquired by agreement...
35.In section 309 (recovery of possession of premises for purposes...
36.(1) In section 310 (certificate of fitness resulting from owner’s...
38.In section 318 (power of court to authorise execution of...
39.(1) In section 319 (powers of entry), in subsection (1)...
40.(1) In section 320 (penalty for obstruction), in subsection (1)...
41.Section 321 (repair at reasonable expense) shall cease to have...
42.In section 322 (minor definitions)— (a) for the definition of...
Part III Amendments of Part XI
44.At the end of section 345 (meaning of “multiple occupation”)...
45.(1) In section 346 (registration schemes), in subsection (1), paragraph...
47.In section 349 (steps required to inform public about scheme),...
48.(1) In section 350 (power to require information for purposes...
49.(1) In section 352 (power to require execution of works...
51.In section 353 (appeal against notice under section 352), in...
53.(1) In section 365 (means of escape from fire: general...
54.Sections 366 and 367 (means of escape from fire: power...
57.Sections 370 and 371 (application of the management code to...
58.In section 372 (power of local housing authority to require...
59.In section 373 (appeal against notice under section 372), in...
60.Section 374 (application of code etc. to buildings other than...
61.In section 375 (carrying out of works by local housing...
62.In section 376 (penalty for failure to execute works), in...
63.In section 377 (powers of court to facilitate execution of...
64.In section 378 (provisions for protection of owners), in subsection...
65.In section 379 (making of control order), in subsection (1)...
66.In section 387 (right of entry for inspection and carrying...
68.(1) In section 396 (penalty for obstruction), in subsection (1)...
69.In section 400 (index of defined expressions: Part XI), at...
70.(1) In Schedule 10 (recovery of expenses incurred by local...
71.In Schedule 13 (further provision relating to control orders under...
Part IV Amendments of Part XVII
72.After section 578 (general enactments relating to compulsory purchase etc.apply...
73.Sections 579 to 581 (special provision as regards acquisition of...
74.In section 582 (restriction on recovery of possession after making...
75.After section 584 there shall be inserted the following sections—...
76.Sections 585 to 595 (which concern site value compensation for...
77.Section 598 (disregard of things done to obtain increased compensation)...
78.In section 599 (application of compensation due to another local...
79.(1) In section 600 (powers of entry), in subsection (1)...
80.(1) In section 601 (penalty for obstruction), in subsection (1)...
81.In section 602 (minor definitions)— (a) the definition of “house”...
82.For section 603 (index of defined expressions: Part XVII) there...
Part V Amendments of Part XVIII
83.For section 604 there shall be substituted the following section—...
84.After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...
85.For section 605 there shall be substituted the following section—...
86.In section 606 (reports on particular houses or areas), for...
87.In section 608 (acquisition of ancient monuments etc.), in paragraph...
88.In section 610 (power of court to authorise conversion of...
89.In section 612 (exclusion of Rent Act protection) for the...
90.(1) In section 623 (minor definitions: Part XVIII), for the...
91.In section 624 (index of defined expressions: Part XVIII)—
Security of Tenure on Ending of Long Residential Tenancies
Minor And Consequential Amendments
21.In section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 (disqualifications...
23.In subsection (6) of section 97 of that Act (exclusion...
24.In section 100G of that Act (duty of principal councils...
26.Sections 173 and 173A of that Act (attendance allowance and...
27.In section 175 of that Act (allowances for conferences and...
29.In section 178(2) of that Act (regulations with respect to...
30.In sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 41 of Schedule...
37.In section 23(4) of the Local Government Act 1974 (consultation...
38.In section 23(12) of that Act (triennial reports to Part...
39.(1) In section 31(3)(a) of that Act (further provisions about...
40.In section 32(1) of that Act (publications enjoying absolute privilege...
41.In Schedule 4 to that Act (further provisions about the...
62.In section 8 of the Housing Act 1985 (periodical review...
65.(1) In section 55 of that Act (penalty for obstruction),...
68.In section 244 of that Act (environmental works), in subsection...
70.In section 289 of that Act (declaration of clearance area),...
71.In section 327 of that Act (penalty for occupier causing...
72.In section 331 of that Act (penalty for landlord causing...
74.(1) In section 341 of that Act (penalty for obstruction),...
76.(1) In section 412 of that Act (penalty for obstruction),...
82.For section 426 of that Act there shall be substituted...
83.In section 427(1) of that Act (recoupment of subsidy in...
84.In section 427A of that Act (entitlement to subsidy in...
85.In section 582 of that Act (restriction on recovery of...
88.In Schedule 16 to that Act (local authority mortgage interest...
102.In section 15 of that Act (limited prohibition on assignment...
104.In section 34 of that Act (new protected tenancies etc....
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111.In Schedule 6 to that Act, in paragraph 9 (amendments...
112.In Schedule 18 to that Act (enactments repealed) at the...
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