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Housing and Planning Act 2016

Annex A - Territorial extent and application

608. The Act applies mainly to England only, with some exceptions. The table below sets out the extent and application [1] of each provision in the Act.

Provision England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Extends to E & W and applies to England? Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? Extends and applies to Scotland? Extends and applies to Northern Ireland?
Part 1: New Homes in England - Chapter 1: Starter Homes
Sections1-8 Yes No No No
Part 1 - Chapter 2: Self-build and Custom Housebuilding
Sections 9-12 Yes No No No
Part 2: Rogue Landlords and Property Agents in England
Sections13-56 and Schedules 1-3 Yes No No No
Part 3: Recovering Abandoned Premises in England
Sections 57-63 Yes No No No
Part 4: Social Housing in England - Chapter 1: Implementing the Right to Buy on a Voluntary Basis
Sections 64-68 Yes No No No
Part 4 - Chapter 2: Vacant High Value Local Authority Housing
Sections 69-79 Yes No No No
Part 4 - Chapter 3: High Income Social Tenants: Mandatory Rents
Sections 80-91 Yes No No No
Part 4 - Chapter 4: Reducing Regulation of Social Housing Etc.
Sections 92-94 Yes No No No
Schedule 4 Yes No No No
Part 4 - Chapter 5: Insolvency of Registered Providers of Social Housing
Sections 95-117 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Schedules 5 & 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 4 - Chapter 6: Secure Tenancies Etc.
Sections 118-121 Yes No No No
Schedules 7 & 8 Yes No No No
Part 5: Housing, Estates Agents and Rentcharges : Other Changes
Sections 122-131, 133-135 & 138 Yes No No No
Section 132 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sections 136 & 137 Yes Yes No No
Schedule 9 Yes No No No
Schedule 10 Yes Yes No No
Part 6: Planning in England
Sections 139-171 Yes No No No
Schedules 11-13 Yes No No No
Part 7: Compulsory Purchase Etc.
Sections 172-206 Yes Yes No No
Schedules 14-19 Yes Yes No No
Part 8: Public Authority Land
Sections 207 & 208 Yes Yes Yes No
Section 209 Yes Yes No No
Section 210 Yes No No No
Section 211 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sch. 20 Yes No No No

1 For consistency with standing order 83J of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, the analysis of the application of each provision disregards any minor or consequential effects.

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