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Explanatory note

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(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.