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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-of-houses-in-multiple-occupation-prescribed-description-england-order-2018/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Description) (England) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-of-houses-in-multiple-occupation-prescribed-description-england-order-2018",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Transitional Provision",
  "text": "A licence issued under Part 3 of the Act has effect as if issued under Part 2 of the Act in respect of an HMO that—\n(a) is licensed under Part 3 prior to 1st October 2018, and\n(b) is required to be licensed under Part 2 from that date.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 5 in force at 1.10.2018, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/221/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:01:44.520484+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."
}