Statutory Instruments
1991 No. 954 (C. 23)
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
The Housing Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991
Made
26th March 1991
The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of thepowers conferred on him by section 141(2) and (4) of the Housing Act1988(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf,hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991.
(2) In this Order“the 1985 Act” means the Housing Associations Act 1985(2).
2. Subject to the saving in article 3, section 140(2) of the HousingAct 1988 shall come into force on 1st April 1991 insofar as it relatesto the repeal of the following provisions of the 1985 Act—
section 55 (hostel deficit grant), and
sections 56 and 57 in their application to hostel deficit grant.
3. The repeal of sections 55 to 57 of the 1985 Act shall not apply inrelation to hostel deficit grant payable to an association for a periodwhich expires before 1st April 1991.
Michael Heseltine
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
26th March 1991
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 1991 the provisions ofsection 140(2) of the Housing Act 1988, insofar as not already in force,in relation to certain aspects of Schedule 18 of that Act relating tohostel deficit grant (subject to certain transitional provisions).
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 46(1) and (2) | 1st December 1988 | 1988/2056 |
| Section 47(2) | ||
| Section 47(6) (partially) | ||
| Section 140(1) (partially) | ||
| Section 140(1) (partially) | 2nd January 1989 | 1988/2152 |
| Section 140(2) (partially) | ||
| Section 49 | 15th January 1989 | 1988/2152 |
| Section 57 | ||
| Section 59(1) | ||
| Section 59(2) and (3) (partially) | ||
| Section 94 | ||
| Section 106 | ||
| Sections 111 to 114 | ||
| Section 119 | ||
| Section 140(1) (partially) | ||
| Section 140(2) (partially) | ||
| Section 122 | 10th March 1989 | 1989/203 |
| Section 124 | ||
| Section 140(1) (partially) | ||
| Sections 46 to 58 | 1st April 1989 | 1989/404 |
| Section 59 (partially) | ||
| Section 129 | ||
| Section 140(1) (partially) | ||
| Section 140(2) (partially) | ||
| Sections 93 to 114 (insofar as not already in force) | 5th April 1989 | 1989/404 |
| Section 127 | ||
| Section 140(1) (partially) |