{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988/section-16L",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988/section-16L.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/50",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988",
  "path": "section/16L",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16L",
  "heading": "Financial penalties: supplementary and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may give financial assistance (by way of grant, loan guarantee or in any other form) or make other payments to a local housing authority in respect of the local housing authority’s functions under or by virtue of sections 16I to 16K.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the amount specified in section 16I(6) or 16K(3) to reflect changes in the value of money.\n(3) Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.\n(4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.\n(5) Schedule 2ZA makes provision about—\n(a) the procedure for imposing financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K,\n(b) appeals against financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K,\n(c) enforcement of financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K, and\n(d) how local housing authorities are to deal with the proceeds of financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 16I-16L and cross-heading inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 15, 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 7, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/section/16L",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:37.392139+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}