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The Housing and Planning Act 1986 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/754 · Made 22 April 1987

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 22nd April 1987

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 57(2) of the Housing and Planning Act 1986f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 63.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (Commencement No.5) Order 1987.

2

Section 9 (redevelopment of dwelling-house subject to secure tenancy) of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 shall come into force on 13th May 1987.

Signature

Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for the Environment

16th April 1987

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

22nd April 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 9 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 into force on 13th May 1987. Section 9 provides a new ground (10A) for possession of a dwelling-house from a secure tenant under Part IV of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68). It also amends the Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26) to make home loss payments available in certain circumstances where a secure tenant gives up possession of a dwelling-house.