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Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 2658 (C. 76)

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

Made

15th October 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 232(3) of the Housing Act 1996(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996.

Commencement

2.  Section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 shall come into force on 23rd October 1996 for the purposes of requiring a local housing authority to consult on an allocation scheme prior to its adoption and enabling them to adopt the scheme.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

David Curry

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

15th October 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 23rd October 1996 section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 for the purposes of requiring a local housing authority to consult on an allocation scheme prior to its adoption and enabling them to adopt the scheme.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.

ProvisionDate of commencementS.I. No.
s. 11st October 19961996/2402
s. 2(7) and (8)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 2 (in so far as not already in force)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 3(2) (partially)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 3 (in so far as not already in force)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 4
s. 51st August 19961996/2048
s. 61st October 19961996/2402
s. 7 (partially)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 7 (in so far as not already in force)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 8
s. 9(3)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 9 (in so far as not already in force)1st October 19961996/2402
ss. 10 to 15
s. 171st August 19961996/2048
s. 18(2) and (7) (partially)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 20(3) (partially)
s. 21(3) (partially)
ss. 22 and 23
s. 24 (partially)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 25 (partially)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 27 (partially)
s. 28(3) (partially)
s. 28(4)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 29 (partially)
ss. 30 to 341st October 19961996/2402
s. 36(1) to (6)1st August 19961996/2048
s. 36(7)1st October 19961996/2402
ss. 37 to 50
s. 51 (partially)1st August 19961996/2048
ss. 52 to 54
s. 55(1) (partially)
s. 55(1) (partially)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 55(2) and (3)1st August 19961996/2048
ss. 56 to 64
ss. 65 and 66 (partially)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 72 (partially)
s. 75 (partially)
ss. 76 and 77
s. 80(3)
s. 83(3) (partially)23rd August 19961996/2212
s. 841st October 1996
s. 86(4) and (5) (partially)23rd August 1996
ss. 88 to 911st October 1996
s. 92 (partially)23rd August 1996
s. 92 (in so far as not already in force)1st October 1996
s. 93
s. 96 (partially)23rd August 1996
s. 1051st October 1996
s. 106 (partially)23rd August 1996
ss. 107 to 1091st October 1996
ss. 111 to 117
s. 119 (partially)23rd August 1996
s. 129(3) and (4)1st October 19961996/2402
s. 135
s. 138(4) to (6)
s. 139
s. 140
s. 141(2) and (3)
s. 142
s. 143
s. 147 (partially)
s. 160(4) and (5)
s. 161(2) and (3) (partially)
s. 162(4) (partially)
s. 163(7) (partially)
s. 165(1), (2) and (5),
s. 167(3) to (5),
s. 169
s. 172
s. 174
s. 177(3)
s. 182
s. 183(2)
s. 185(2) and (3) (partially)
s. 189(2) to (4)
s. 194(6) (partially)
s. 198(4) to (7) (partially)
s. 199(5)
s. 203(1), (2) and (7)
s. 207(4) to (6) (partially)
s. 210(2)
s. 215
ss. 217 and 218
s. 222 (in so far as not already in force)
s. 227 (partially)
s. 227 (partially)1996/2212