Part 7

Housing finance etc

Housing Revenue Accounts etc: adaptation of enactments
91
1
In Part 6 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (housing finance), after section 87 there is inserted—

Orders amending Part 6
87A
1
The appropriate person may by order—
a
amend, repeal or re-enact provisions of sections 74 to 76 and 78 of, and Schedule 4 to, this Act;
b
provide for any such provisions—
i
not to apply, whether at all or in cases specified by the order or to authorities so specified;
ii
to apply, whether generally or in cases so specified or to authorities so specified, subject to modifications so specified.
2
An order under this section may (in particular)—
a
add items to, or remove items from, Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act, or vary items of those Parts;
b
confer discretions, or expand, curtail or repeal discretions conferred, on the appropriate person or any other person;
c
be made before, during or after the end of any year to which it relates.
3
In subsection (2)(b) above “discretion” includes power to make a determination or give a direction.
4
An order under this section may—
a
contain such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provisions (including provisions amending or repealing enactments), and such savings, as the appropriate person considers appropriate;
b
make different provision for different cases or authorities.
5
The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.
6
The Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
2
In Part 4 of Schedule 4 to that Act (Housing Revenue Accounts: supplementary provisions), paragraph 3 (which is superseded by the new section 87A) is omitted.