{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1987/section-53",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/31",
  "legislation_title": "Landlord and Tenant Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1987",
  "path": "section/53",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Regulations and orders.",
  "text": "(1) Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and may be exercised so as to make different provision for different cases, including different provision for different areas.\n(2) A statutory instrument containing—\n(a) an order made under section 1(5), 25(6)... or 55, or\n(b) any regulations made ... under section 20(4) or 35(2)(g) or 42Aor 49A,\nshall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.\n(3) This section does not apply to any power to make regulations under section 42A.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2) repealed (30.9.2003 for E., 30.3.2004 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 181(1), Sch. 14; S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(c)(iv), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(c)(iv), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2)(b) inserted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 162(5); S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2)(b) repealed (1.12.2008 for E. for specified purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 12 para. 13(2), Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 4(7) (with arts. 6-13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2)(b) inserted (26.7.2002 for E. for specified purposes, 1.1.2003 for W. for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 156(2); S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(c) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(c) (subject to Sch.2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2)(b) inserted (28.4.2022 for specified purposes) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 113(4), 170(2) (with s. 164)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 53(3) inserted (1.12.2008 for E. for specified purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 12 para. 13(3); S.I. 2008/3068, art. 4(7) (with arts. 6-13)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2008/17",
      "affecting_title": "Housing and Regeneration Act 2008"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/31/section/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:33.693931+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."
}