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PART I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
PART II PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
Duties of local housing authorities with respect to homelessness and threatened homelessness
62.Inquiry into cases of possible homelessness or threatened homelessness.
63.Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need.
66.Duties to persons found to be threatened with homelessness.
67.Referral of application to another local housing authority.
70.Protection of property of homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness.
Change of tenant or landlord after service of notice claiming right to buy
Modifications of Leasehold Reform Act 1967 in relation to leases granted under this Part
240.Steps to be taken after declaration of housing action area.
241.Functions of Secretary of State with respect to declaration of housing action area.
242.Incorporation into housing action area of land comprised in general improvement area.
247.Changes of ownership or occupation of land to be notified to local housing authority.
250.Exclusion of land from, or termination of, housing action area.
252.Meaning of “housing accommodation” and related expressions.
Demolition or closing of unfit premises beyond repair at reasonable cost
270.Demolition orders: recovery of possession of building to be demolished.
272.Demolition orders: expenses of local housing authority, &c.
274.Demolition orders: power to permit reconstruction of condemned house.
275.Demolition orders: substitution of closing order to permit use otherwise than for human habitation.
315.Power of court to order occupier or owner to permit things to be done.
316.Power of court to authorise owner to demolish premises on default of another owner.
317.Power of court to determine lease where premises demolished or closed.
318.Power of court to authorise execution of works on unfit premises or for improvement.
PART XI HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
Supplementary provisions as to works notices
380.Modification of control order where proprietor resides in part of house.
383.Effect of control order in relation to furniture in case of furnished letting.
385.General duties of local housing authority when control order is in force.
387.Right of entry for inspection and carrying out of works.
390.Facilities to be afforded to dispossessed proprietor and others.
PART XIII GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
PART XIV LOANS FOR ACQUISITION OR IMPROVMEENT OF HOUSING
452.Vesting of house in authority entitled to exercise power of sale.
453.Further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease.
454.Exclusion of Restrictive Trade Practices Act: recommendations as to implementation of this Part.
455.Exclusion of Restrictive Trade Practices Act: agreements as to loans on security of new houses.
PART XV GRANTS FOR WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR AND CONVERSION
Main grants: supplementary provisions
510.Statement of reasons for refusing application or giving less than maximum grant.
512.Payment of grants: conditions as to completion of works.
513.Special cases: parsonages, application by charities, &c.
514.Power of local housing authority to carry out works which would attract grant.
515.Grants restricted to applicant and his personal representatives.
518.Meaning of “dwelling for a disabled occupant” and related expressions.
PART XVI ASSISTANCE FOR OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE HOUSING
PART XVII COMPULSORY PURCHASE AND LAND COMPENSATION
Site value compensation for unfit houses and related matters
Other land compensation matters
593.Compensation where compulsory purchase order deemed to be made under different provision.
594.Compensation where land deemed to be appropriated for purposes of Part II.
596.Power to compensate shop-keepers in areas affected by clearance.
597.Compensation payable on demolition of obstructive building.
598.Disregard of things done to obtain increased compensation.
599.Application of compensation due to another local authority.
SCHEDULES
Tenancies which are not Secure Tenancies
Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-Houses Let underSecure Tenancies
Grounds for Withholding Consent to Assignment by Way of Exchange
Exceptions to the Right to Buy
Conveyance of Freehold and Grant of Lease in Pursuance of Right to Buy
Terms of Shared Ownership Lease
Further Provisions Relating to Control Orders under Part XI
The Keeping of the Housing Revenue Account
PART III Supplementary Provisions with Respect to Matters Arising Before 1972
PART IV Rate Fund Contributions to the Account
Superseded Contributions, Grants, Subsidies, &c.
PART I Loans Under the Housing (Rural Workers) Acts 1926 to 1942
PART III Contributions for Improvement of Dwellings by Housing Authorities
Local Authority Mortgage Interest Rates
Vesting of Mortgaged House in Authority Entitled to Exercise Power of Sale
Provisions with Respect to Advances under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 1899 to 1923
Compulsory Purchase Orders Under Section 290
Payments in Respect of Houses which are Owner-Occupied or Used for Business Purposes
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