{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996.json",
  "id": "uksi/1996/2959",
  "title": "The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1996",
  "short_title": "Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 5) 1996",
  "long_title": "Subject to the transitional provisions in the Schedule, this Order brings fully into force Part VI (allocation of housing accommodation) and Part VII (homelessness) of the Housing Act 1996 on 1st April 1997 and 20th January 1997, respectively. The provisions contained in those Parts conferring powers to consult and make orders and regulations were commenced by earlier Orders.",
  "citation": "S.I. 1996/2959",
  "type": "uksi",
  "year": "1996",
  "number": "2959",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "1996-11-25",
  "revised": false,
  "valid_from": null,
  "extent": null,
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/1",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Citation and interpretation",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/article-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/2",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Commencement",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/article-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "article/3",
      "kind": "article",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Commencement",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/article-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "signature",
      "kind": "signature",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Signature",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/signature",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/schedule/paragraph-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/paragraph/2",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/schedule/paragraph-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule"
    },
    {
      "path": "note",
      "kind": "note",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Explanatory note",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/note",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [
    {
      "id": "ukpga/1996/52",
      "title": "Housing Act 1996",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
      "provisions": [
        "section/232"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "changes_made_to": 0,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 0,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1996/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2959",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:31:32.261195+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."
}