# The Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/73 · made 16 January 1997

These Regulations apply the Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) Regulations 1994 to introductory tenants of such authorities.

Made under: Housing Act 1985 (Section 96); Housing Act 1996 (Section 135)

## Introductory text

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 16th January 1997
Laid before Parliament 22nd January 1997
Coming into force 12th February 1997
The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 96 of the Housing Act 1985 and section 135 of the Housing Act 1996 hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 12th February 1997.

## 2 Amendment

The Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) Regulations 1994 are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 3(1), after “secure tenants” insert “and introductory tenants”;
(b) in regulation 3(2)
(i) for “dwelling-houses let to secure tenants” substitute, “relevant dwelling-houses”; and
(ii) at the end add—
“In this paragraph “a relevant dwelling-house” means a dwelling-house let to a secure tenant or to an introductory tenant.”.
(c) in regulations 5(1), 5(2)(a), 7(1) and 7(3) after “secure tenant” insert “or intro-ductory tenant”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
14th January 1997
William Hague
Secretary of State for Wales
16th January 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations apply the Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) Regulations 1994 to introductory tenants of such authorities.

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