Extent Information
E1For extent of Part VIII, see s. 231(2)-(4)
(1)The provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales, and only to England and Wales, subject as follows.
(2)The following provisions also extend to Scotland—
Part IV ([F1universal credit,] housing benefit and related matters), and
the provisions of this Part so far as relating to Part IV.
(3)Section 226 (power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) also extends to Northern Ireland.
(4)Any amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment amended or repealed, except that—
(a)amendments or repeals of provisions of the Housing Associations Act 1985, other than in consequence of paragraph 1 of Schedule 18 to this Act (repeal of Part IV of the Housing Act 1988), do not extend to Scotland,
(b)amendments or repeals of provisions of the Housing Act 1988 relating to registered housing associations do not extend to Scotland,
(c)amendments or repeals of provisions of the M1Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 or the M2Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland, and
(d)repeals of the following provisions do not extend to Scotland—
(i)section 24(5)(a) and (c) of the M3Local Government Act 1988,
(ii)section 182 of the M4Local Government and Housing Act 1989,
(iii)paragraph 21(3) of Schedule 6 to the M5Charities Act 1993, and
(iv)provisions in Schedule 26 to the M6Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
(5)Any power conferred by this Act to make consequential amendments or repeals of enactments may be exercised in relation to enactments as they extend to any part of the United Kingdom.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 231(2) inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 12(6)
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