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Section 166: Amendments relating to defective housing.

Local Government and Housing Act 1989 · 1989 c. 42View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IX: Miscellaneous and General

Part XVI of the Housing Act 1985 (in this section referred to as "the 1985 Act") and Part XIV of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (in this section referred to as "the 1987 Act") (assistance for owners of defective housing)shall each be amended in accordance with this section.

In section 537 of the 1985 Act and section 265 of the 1987 Act (determination of form of assistance to which applicant is entitled) insubsection (1) after the word "determine" there shall be inserted ." assoon as reasonably practicable "

In section 539 of the 1985 Act and section 267 of the 1987 Act (meaning of "work required for reinstatement" etc.) after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

In section 561 of the 1985 Act and section 289 of the 1987 Act (Secretary of State's control over designation, variation or revocation)—

in subsection (2) after the word "before" there shall be inserted and after the words "twomonths" there shall be inserted ;" the cut-off date or if it is later "" or such longer period as the Secretary of State may direct for the purposes of this subsection under subsection (2A)below "
after that subsection there shall be inserted the subsection specified insubsection (5) below; and
in subsection (3) for the words "within that period" there shall be substituted ." before the cut-off date or, if it is later, the expiry of the period for the time being specified in or for the purposes of subsection (2) above "

The subsection referred to in subsection (4)(b) above is as follows—

In section 567 of the 1985 Act (modifications of Part XVI in relation to shared ownership leases) for subsections (1) to (3) there shall be substituted the following subsections—

Any power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under subsection (4) of section 567 of the 1985 Act shall cease to have effect; and in paragraph (d) of that subsection after the word "class" there shall be inserted ." or description "

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