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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/72</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/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/I" NumberOfProvisions="104" id="part-I" RestrictStartDate="2025-05-19"><Number>Part I</Number><Title> Grants, &amp;c. for renewal of private sector housing</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/II" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/II" NumberOfProvisions="16" id="part-I-chapter-II" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2003-07-19"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="c17266851"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c17266851"/>Chapter II</Number><Title/><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/II/crossheading/conditions-of-participation" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/II/crossheading/conditions-of-participation" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-12-17" Match="false" id="part-I-chapter-II-crossheading-conditions-of-participation" RestrictEndDate="2003-07-19"><Title> Conditions of participation</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1996-12-17" Match="false" RestrictEndDate="2003-07-19"><Title> Meaning of relevant disposal and exempt disposal.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/72" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/section/72" id="section-72"><Pnumber>72</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Sections 53 and 54 (meaning of “<Term id="term-relevant-disposal">relevant disposal</Term>” and “<Term id="term-exempt-disposal">exempt disposal</Term>”) apply for the purposes of this Chapter.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c17266851" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c01057" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/1/chapter/2" SectionRef="part-1-chapter-2">Pt. 1 Ch. 2</CitationSubRef> (ss. 60-75) repealed (19.7.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860" id="c01058" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1860" Title="The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002">The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c01059" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860/article/1/3" CitationRef="c01058" SectionRef="article-1-3">arts. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01060" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860/article/11/1" CitationRef="c01058" SectionRef="article-11-1">11(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01061" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860/article/15" CitationRef="c01058" SectionRef="article-15">15</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01062" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860/schedule/3/paragraph/27" CitationRef="c01058" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-27" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 27</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c01063" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860/schedule/6" CitationRef="c01058" SectionRef="schedule-6" Operative="true">Sch. 6</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c01064" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1860/article/11/2" CitationRef="c01058" SectionRef="article-11-2">art. 11(2)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>