# The Housing and Planning Act 1986 (Commencement No. 13) Order 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings section 8 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 into force on 5th April 1989. Section 8 provides for the provisions of Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (the right to buy) to continue to apply where a person ceases to be a secure tenant of a dwelling-house because the landlord has disposed of an interest in that dwelling-house in certain circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/430/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-1986-commencement-no-13-order-1989/note
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