In this Act—
" protected tenant " and " statutory tenant " have the same meanings as in the 1977 Act;
" secure tenant" means the tenant under a secure tenancy and " secure tenancy " has the meaning given by section 28;
" the 1957 Act" means the [1957 c. 56.] Housing Act 1957 ;
" the 1969 Act" means the [1969 c. 33.] Housing Act 1969 ;
" the 1972 Act" means the [1972 c. 47.] Housing Finance Act 1972;
" the 1974 Act" means the [1974 c. 44.] Housing Act 1974;
" the 1975 Act" means the [1975 c. 6.] Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975;
" the 1977 Act" means the [1977 c. 42.] Rent Act 1977.
(1)Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject, except in the case of regulations under section 22(1), 33(2), 52(3), 56(7) or paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 or an order under section 52(4), 60 or 153 to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(2)No order under section 52(4) or 60 shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(3)Any order or regulation under this Act may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different areas.
(4)This section does not apply to the power of the Secretary of State to make vesting orders under section 24.
(1)The enactments mentioned in Part I of Schedule 25 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule.
(2)The savings and transitional provisions in Part II of that Schedule shall have effect.
(3)The enactments specified in the first column of Schedule 26 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.
(1)Chapter I of Part I of this Act shall come into operation on the expiry of the period of eight weeks beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(2)Chapter II of Part I shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint or, if no such order has been made, on the expiry of the period of eight weeks mentioned in subsection (1) above.
(3)Sections 90 to 105, 108, 112, 113, 120, 122 to 127, 130, 131, 133 to 135, 137 to 140, 150, 151, 152(2) and 153 to 155 shall come into operation on the passing of this Act.
(4)The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and—
(a)different days may be appointed for different provisions ; and
(b)any provision may be brought into force on different days for England, Wales and Scotland.
(1)There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament the administrative expenses of the Secretary of State under this Act and 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 section 102 or 131 shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund
(1)This Act may be cited as the Housing Act 1980.
(2)Sections 114 to 116, 120 to 122(1), 123 to 133, 144, 151 to 153 of this Act, this section, Schedule 14, Part II of Schedule 16, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 17, Schedule 18, paragraphs 11 to 13, 24, 25 and 70 of Schedule 25 and the associated repeals in Schedule 26 extend to Scotland; but this Act does not otherwise so extend.
(3)Sections 152(1), 153, this section and paragraphs 11, 12, 18 and 19 of Part I of Schedule 25 extend to Northern Ireland ; but this Act does not otherwise so extend.