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The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/2658 · Made 15 October 1996

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 15th October 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 232(3) of the Housing Act 1996f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 52.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996.

2Commencement

Section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 shall come into force on 23rd October 1996 for the purposes of requiring a local housing authority to consult on an allocation scheme prior to its adoption and enabling them to adopt the scheme.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

David Curry

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

15th October 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 23rd October 1996 section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 for the purposes of requiring a local housing authority to consult on an allocation scheme prior to its adoption and enabling them to adopt the scheme.