The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No. 3) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 2762 (C.57)

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No. 3) Order 1993

Made

4th November 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 188(2) and (3) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993(1) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order—

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No. 3) Order 1993.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, “the 1993 Act” means the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and references to sections and Schedules without more are references to sections of and Schedules to that Act.

Commencement

3.  The following provisions of the 1993 Act shall come into force on 10th November 1993—

• so much of section 132 as confers on the Secretary of State a power to make regulations,

• sections 158 to 173,

• section 175,

• section 177,

• section 180 in so far as it is not in force,

• section 181(3),

• section 183,

• section 185,

• section 187(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 3, 6, 8 and 28 to 32 of Schedule 21,

• section 187(2) in so far as it relates to the repeal in the Land Compensation Act 1961(2),

• Schedules 17 to 20.

4.  Subject to article 5,—

(a) section 121 shall come into force on 1st December 1993; and

(b) section 122 shall come into force on 1st February 1994.

Transitional Provisions

5.—(1) The substitution made by section 121 (substitution of section 96 of the Housing Act 1985(3): right to have repairs carried out) shall not have effect in a case where a notice was served in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Secure Tenancies (Right to Repair) Regulations 1985(4) (tenant’s notice claiming the right to repair) before 1st April 1994.

(2) The insertion made by section 122 (insertion of sections 99A and 99B in the Housing Act 1985: right to compensation for improvements) shall not have effect in a case where work on the improvement was begun before 1st April 1994.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

G. S. K. Young

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

4th November 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3 of this Order brings the following provisions of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 into force on 10th November 1993—

• section 132 (partially) (management agreements with tenant management organisations),

• sections 158 to 173, 175, 181(3), 183 and 185 and Schedules 17 to 20, all of which relate to the Urban Regeneration Agency,

• section 177 and, in so far as it is not already in force, section 180 (urban development corporations),

• section 187(1) in relation to the minor and consequential amendments affecting the Urban Regeneration Agency in paragraphs 3, 6, 8 and 28 to 32 of Schedule 21, and

• section 187(2) in relation to the repeal in the Land Compensation Act 1961.

Article 4 brings into force section 121 of the Act (right to have repairs carried out) on 1st December 1993 and section 122 of the Act (right to compensation for improvements) on 1st February 1994. The commencement of those sections is subject to the transitional provisions in article 5.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
S. 26(9) ss. 75, 88, 91, 99 and 108 (partially) s. 98 s. 100 s. 187(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 4, 7 and 27 of Sch. 21 s. 187(2) (partially)	2nd September 1993	1993/2134 (C.41)
ss. 141 to 145 s. 148 ss. 154 to 157 s. 187(2) (partially)	27th September 1993	1993/2163(C.42)(S.229)
ss. 104 to 107 s. 108 (in so far as not already in force) ss. 109 to 120 ss. 123 to 125 ss. 128 to 131 ss. 133 and 134 s. 174 s. 176 ss. 178 and 179 s. 180 (partially) s. 182 s. 187(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 10 to 25 of Sch. 21 s. 187(2) (partially) Sch. 16	11th October 1993	1993/2134 (C.41)
ss. 1 to 25 s. 26 (in so far as not already in force) ss. 27 to 74 s. 75 (in so far as not already in force) ss. 76 to 87 s. 88 (in so far as not already in force) ss. 89 and 90 s. 91 (in so far as not already in force) ss. 92 to 97 s. 99 (in so far as not already in force) ss. 101 to 103 s. 187(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 5, 9, 26 and 30 of Sch. 21 s. 187(2) (partially) Schs. 1 to 15	1st November 1993
ss. 146 and 147 ss. 152 and 153	1st April 1994	1993/2163(C.42)(S.229)

(1)

1993 c. 28.

(2)

1961 c. 33.

(3)

1985 c. 68.

(4)

S.I. 1985/1493.