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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/141</dc:identifier><dc:title>Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for grants and other assistance for housing purposes and about action in relation to unfit housing; to amend the law relating to construction contracts and architects; to provide grants and other assistance for regeneration and development and in connection with clearance areas; to amend the provisions relating to home energy efficiency schemes; to make provision in connection with the dissolution of urban development corporations, housing action trusts and the Commission for the New Towns; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1996-07-24</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-05-23</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-05-19</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/body" NumberOfProvisions="170" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2025-05-19"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/V" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/V" NumberOfProvisions="12" id="part-V" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2011-10-01"><Number>Part V</Number><Title> Miscellaneous and general provisions</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/V/crossheading/miscellaneous-provisions" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/V/crossheading/miscellaneous-provisions" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="part-V-crossheading-miscellaneous-provisions" RestrictStartDate="2009-04-01"><Title> Miscellaneous provisions</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1996-09-24"><Title> Existing housing grants: meaning of exempt disposal</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/141" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/section/141" id="section-141"><Pnumber>141</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/141/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/section/141/1" id="section-141-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 124 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c11254791"/>Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (relevant and exempt disposals for purposes of housing grants) is amended as follows.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/141/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/section/141/2" id="section-141-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (3) (exempt disposals), for paragraph (c) substitute—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default"><P3><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a disposal of the whole of the dwelling in pursuance of any such order as is mentioned in subsection (4A) below;</Text></P3para></P3></BlockAmendment><AppendText>.</AppendText></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/141/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/section/141/3" id="section-141-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>After subsection (4) insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default"><P2><Pnumber>4A</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The orders referred to in subsection (3)(c) above are orders under—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 24 or 24A of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (property adjustment orders or orders for the sale of property in connection with matrimonial proceedings),</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 2 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (orders as to financial provision to be made from estate),</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 17 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (property adjustment orders or orders for the sale of property after overseas divorce, &amp;c.), or</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (orders for financial relief against parents);</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></BlockAmendment><AppendText>.</AppendText></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c11254791" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/42" id="c01443" Year="1989" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="42">1989 c. 42</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>