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Housing Act 1988

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138Financial provisions

(1)There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a)any sums required for the payment by the Secretary of State of grants under this Act;

(b)any sums required to enable the Secretary of State to make payments to housing action trusts established under Part III of this Act;

(c)any other expenses of the Secretary of State under this Act; and

(d)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment.

(2)Any sums received by the Secretary of State under this Act, other than those required to be paid into the National Loans Fund, shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

139Application to Isles of Scilly

(1)This Act applies to the Isles of Scilly subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as the Secretary of State may by order direct.

(2)The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

140Amendments and repeals

(1)Schedule 17 to this Act, which contains minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act and the [1988 c. 43.] Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, shall have effect and in that Schedule Part I contains general amendments and Part II contains amendments consequential on the establishment of Housing for Wales.

(2)The enactments specified in Schedule 18 to this Act, which include some that are spent, are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule, but subject to any provision at the end of that Schedule and to any saving in Chapter V of Part I of or Schedule 17 to this Act.

141Short title, commencement and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Housing Act 1988.

(2)The provisions of Parts II and IV of this Act and sections 119, 122, 124, 128, 129, 135 and 140 above shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions or for different purposes.

(3)Part I and this Part of this Act, other than sections 119, 122, 124, 128, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135 and 138 onwards, shall come into force at the expiry of the period of two months beginning on the day it is passed; and any reference in those provisions to the commencement of this Act shall be construed accordingly.

(4)An order under subsection (2) above may make such transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order.

(5)Parts I, III and IV of this Act and this Part, except sections 118, 128, 132, 134, 135 and 137 onwards, extend to England and Wales only.

(6)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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