Housing and Planning Act 1986

PART II Amendments of Other Enactments

15 In section 116 of the [1977 c. 42.] Rent Act 1977 (consent of tenant to carrying out of works), in subsection (3) (cases in which county court may empower landlord to enter in absence of consent), for "improvement or intermediate grant" substitute " improvement grant, intermediate grant or common parts grant ".

16 (1) Part IV of the Housing Act 1985 (secure tenancies and rights of secure tenants) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 100 (power to reimburse cost of improvements carried out by tenant), in subsection (2) (cost to be net of grant), for " or repairs grant" substitute " , repairs grant or common parts grant ".

(3) In section 101 (rent not to be increased on account of improvements carried out by tenant), in the second part of subsection (1) (application of provision where improvement grant-aided), for " or repairs grant" substitute " , repairs grant or common parts grant ".

17 In section 244 of the Housing Act 1985 (powers of local housing authority with respect to environmental works in housing action area), in subsection (3) (no assistance for grant-aided works), for " or repairs grant" substitute " , repairs grant or common parts grant ".

18 In section 255 of the [1985 c. 68.] Housing Act 1985 (powers of local housing authority in general improvement area), in subsection (2) (b) (no assistance for grant-aided works) for " or repairs grant" substitute " , repairs grant or common parts grant ".

19 In section 535 of the Housing Act 1985 (exclusion of assistance under Part XVI (defective housing) where grant application pending under Part XV), in subsection (1)(a) for " or repairs grant" substitute, " repairs grant or common parts grant ".