{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-1986/section-57",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-1986/section-57.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/63",
  "legislation_title": "Housing and Planning Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-1986",
  "path": "section/57",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "57",
  "heading": "Commencement.",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day this Act is passed—\nsection 21 (effect of resolutions relating to housing action area or general improvement area);\nsection 24(1)(j), paragraphs 10 to 13 of Schedule 5, the repeals specified in the first part of Part I of Schedule 12 and section 24(3) so far as relating to those repeals (miscellaneous corrections);\nsection 52 (termination of grants for redevelopment in Scotland);\nthis Part.\n(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as may be appointed by the Secretary of State by order made by statutory instrument and—\n(a) different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes; and\n(b) an order may make such transitional provision as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.\n(3) For the purpose of any transitional provision in this Act or an order which refers to the date of service of a notice under the Housing Act 1985, no account shall be taken of any steps taken under section 177 of that Act (amendment or withdrawal and re-service of notice to correct mistakes).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1985 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power of appointment conferred by s. 57(2) partly exercised by S.I. 1986/2262, 1987/304, 348, 754, 1554, 1607, 1759, 1939, 2277, 1988/283, 1787, 1989/430, 1990/511, 614, 797"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 57(2) power partly exercised (11.7.1992); different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2 (with transitional provisions)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/63/section/57",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:53:53.851580+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."
}