# Housing Act 1957, Section 146: Relaxation of Building Acts or byelaws in London


For the purpose of facilitating the erection of houses within the administrative county of London, the London County Council may, with the consent of the Minister, suspend, alter or relax the provisions of any enactment or byelaw relating to the formation or laying out of new streets, or the construction of sewers or of buildings intended for human habitation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/56/section/146 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1957/section-146
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