Local Government Act 2003

91 Housing Revenue Accounts etc: adaptation of enactments

(1) In Part 6 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (housing finance), after section 87 there is inserted—

“87A Orders amending Part 6

(1) The appropriate person may by order—

(a) amend, repeal or re-enact provisions of sections 74 to 76 and 78 of, and Schedule 4 to, this Act;

(b) provide for any such provisions—

(i) not to apply, whether at all or in cases specified by the order or to authorities so specified;

(ii) to apply, whether generally or in cases so specified or to authorities so specified, subject to modifications so specified.

(2) An order under this section may (in particular)—

(a) add items to, or remove items from, Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act, or vary items of those Parts;

(b) confer discretions, or expand, curtail or repeal discretions conferred, on the appropriate person or any other person;

(c) be made before, during or after the end of any year to which it relates.

(3) In subsection (2)(b) above “discretion” includes power to make a determination or give a direction.

(4) An order under this section may—

(a) contain such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provisions (including provisions amending or repealing enactments), and such savings, as the appropriate person considers appropriate;

(b) make different provision for different cases or authorities.

(5) The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(6) The Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.”

(2) In Part 4 of Schedule 4 to that Act (Housing Revenue Accounts: supplementary provisions), paragraph 3 (which is superseded by the new section 87A) is omitted.