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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/83</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/IV" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/IV" NumberOfProvisions="11" id="part-I-chapter-IV" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2006-06-16"><Number>Chapter IV</Number><Title> Deferred action notices, &amp;c.</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/IV/crossheading/deferred-action-notices" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/part/I/chapter/IV/crossheading/deferred-action-notices" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictExtent="E+W" id="part-I-chapter-IV-crossheading-deferred-action-notices" RestrictStartDate="2006-06-16"><Title> Deferred action notices</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2006-06-16"><Title> Appeals against deferred action notices.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/83" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/53/section/83" id="section-83"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-94bf03b89e00d1ef9731d4fd8c653add"/>83</Pnumber><P1para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-94bf03b89e00d1ef9731d4fd8c653add" Type="F"><Para><Text>Ss. 81-85 repealed (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34" id="c9i557jc3-00068" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="34" Title="Housing Act 2004">Housing Act 2004 (c. 34)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00069" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/section/270/4" SectionRef="section-270-4">s. 270(4)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00070" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/section/270/5/f" SectionRef="section-270-5-f">(5)(f)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00071" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/16" SectionRef="schedule-16" Operative="true">Sch. 16</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1060" id="c9i557jc3-00072" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="1060" Title="The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions and Savings)(England) Order 2006">S.I. 2006/1060</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00073" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00072" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1060/article/2/1/e" SectionRef="article-2-1-e">art. 2(1)(e)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00074" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00072" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1060/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1535" id="c9i557jc3-00075" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="1535" Title="The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2006">S.I. 2006/1535</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00076" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1535/article/2/c" SectionRef="article-2-c">art. 2(c)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c9i557jc3-00077" CitationRef="c9i557jc3-00075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1535/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>