# Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, Paragraph 8 (1) In subsection (2)(b) of section 255 of the Housing Act 1985 (general powers of local housing authority not to include making grants), for β€œan improvement grant" to the end substitute β€œ a renovation grant or common parts grant might be made under Chapter I of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (grants for renewal of private sector housing). ”. (2) In that section, omit subsection (3). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/schedule/1/paragraph/8 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-grants-construction-and-regeneration-act-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-8 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.