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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1990/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/431",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-1990",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 5th March 1990 provisions in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (section 194(2), partially, and section 194(3)) which enable the Secretary of State to make an order in respect of repeals and amendments consequential upon Part IV of that Act (revenue accounts and capital finance of local authorities).\nIt also brings into force on 1st April 1990 the following provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (subject to the transitional provisions and savings in Schedule 1)–\nsection 10 (limit on paid leave for local authority duties);\nsection 23 (advice and guidance by Commissions for Local Administration and Scottish Commissioner);\nsection 25 (new provisions regarding annual reports of Commissions for Local Administration);\nsections 26 and 27 (implementation of recommendations of Commissioners for Local Administration);\nsection 28 and 29 (consideration of adverse reports of Commissioners for Local Administration);\nsection 36 to the extent that it is not in force (amendments to power of local authorities to incur discretionary expenditure);\nsection 37 (conditions of provision of financial assistance by local authorities);\nsection 38 (assistance by local authorities relating to information etc. on individuals' rights);\nPart VII to the extent that it is not in force (renewal areas);\nsection 156 (contingency planning and co-ordination in respection of emergencies or disasters);\nsection 165(1) (partially) and (2) in relation to certain amendments and repeals in the Housing Act 1985;\nsection 169 (partially) (powers of local authorities and the Secretary of State as respects services etc. for owners and occupiers of houses for work on them);\nsection 183 (extension of the powers of the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales to give financial assistance);\nsection 186 (security of tenure on ending of long residential tenancies);\nsection 194(1) in relation to certain minor and consequential amendments in Schedule 11;\nsection 194(2) in relation to the repeals in Part I of Schedule 12; and\nsection 194(4) in relation to certain repeals in Part II of Schedule 12.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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