Housing Repairs And Rents Act 1954

1954 CHAPTER 53 2 and 3 Eliz 2

An Act to make further provision for the clearance and redevelopment of areas of unfit housing accommodation, and for securing or promoting the reconditioning and maintenance of houses; and otherwise to amend the enactments relating to housing, the exercise of certain powers relating to land, and rent control.

[30th July 1954]

Parts I, II E+W

1—22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1–22 repealed, as respects payments for 1972–3 and subsequent years, by Housing Finance Act 1972 (c. 47), s. 108(4), Sch. 11 Pt. III

23—49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 23–49, Sch. 4 repealed by Rent Act 1968 (c. 23), Sch. 17

Part III E+W Miscellaneous and General Provisions

[F3 50 Exclusion of statutory tenants from receipt of certain notices. E+W

(1) This section applies for the purposes of—

(a) paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (orders designating national parks and other orders), and

(b) any local enactment regulating the service of notices in respect of the proposed exercise of any powers in relation to land.

(2) For those purposes an occupier who is a statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 shall be deemed to be a tenant for a period less than a month.]

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 50 substituted by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), s. 34(1), Sch. 4 para. 9

51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 E+W

Textual Amendments

F4 Ss.51, 52(1), 53, 54(2)(4), Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c.19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI

52 Interpretation. E+W

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference thereto as amended, extended or applied by any subsequent enactment including any local enactment and including, unless the context otherwise requires, this Act.

Textual Amendments

F5 Ss.51, 52(1), 53, 54(2)(4), Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c.19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI

53 Financial provisions. E+W

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Textual Amendments

F6 Ss.51, 52(1), 53, 54(2)(4), Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c.19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI

54 Short title, commencement, extent and repeals. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Repairs and Rents Act 1954.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

(3) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

Textual Amendments

F7 Ss.51, 52(1), 53, 54(2)(4), Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c.19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI

FIRST SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8 E+W

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Textual Amendments

F8 Sch. 1 repealed by Housing Act 1957 (c. 56), Sch. 11

SECOND AND THIRD SCHEDULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9 E+W

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Textual Amendments

F9 Schs. 2, 3 repealed by Rent Act 1957 (c. 25), Sch. 8 Pt. I

FOURTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10 E+W

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Textual Amendments

F10 Ss. 23–49, Sch. 4 repealed by Rent Act 1968 (c. 23), Sch. 17

FIFTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W

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Textual Amendments

F11 Ss.51, 52(1), 53, 54(2)(4), Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c.19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI