1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Housing Act 1974 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1974.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
2. The provisions of the Housing Act 1974 specified in Schedule 1 to this order shall come into operation on 2nd December 1974.
3. The savings contained in Schedule 2 to this order shall have effect.
Anthony Crosland
Secretary of State for the Environment
30th October 1974