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Housing Act 1961

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In force since 1961-10-24, as the publisher states.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

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Contents: 41 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Dwellings qualifying for subsidies
  3. 2 Power to abolish or reduce subsidies
  4. 3 Dwellings provided by local authorities for town development and other special purposes, and dwellings provided by other bodies
  5. 4 Other dwellings provided by local authorities
  6. 5 Subsidies for flats, expensive sites and agricultural dwellings
  7. 6 Increases in respect of rights of support and houses constructed to preserve the character of surroundings
  8. 7 Advances to housing associations providing housing accommodation for letting
  9. 8 Reduction or withholding of subsidies in respect of housing provided in pursuance of special arrangements with Minister
  10. 9 Grants for hostels
  11. 10 Payments for town development
  12. 11 Interpretation of Part I and consequential and other amendments
  13. 12 Power to apply management code to houses in multiple occupation
  14. 13 Regulations prescribing management code
  15. 14 Power to require doing of work to make good neglect of proper standards of management
  16. 15 Power to require execution of works of other descriptions
  17. 16 Provision of means of escape from fire
  18. 17 Right of appeal against notice requiring execution of works
  19. 18 Carrying out of works by local authority
  20. 19 Directions to prevent or reduce overcrowding in houses in multiple occupation
  21. 20 Offences under s.90 of principal Act
  22. 21 Application of ss.12 to 15 to certain buildings comprising separate dwellings
  23. 22 Registers of houses in multiple occupation
  24. 23 Supplemental provisions
  25. 24 Exclusion of houses from clearance order
  26. 25 Power to permit reconstruction of a house condemned under a demolition order
  27. 26 Power to substitute closing order for demolition order to enable a house to be used otherwise than for human habitation
  28. 27 Minor amendments of principal Act
  29. 28 Interpretation and construction of Part II
  30. 29 Permitted rent increase for improvements
  31. 30 Standard grant for provision of hot water supply and water closets
  32. 31 Provisions relating to improvement grants and standard grants
  33. 32 Repairing obligations in short leases of dwelling-houses
  34. 33 Application of s.32 and restriction on contracting out
  35. 34 Town development
  36. 35 Financial provisions
  37. 36 Short title, interpretation, commencement, extent and repeals
  38. FIRST SCHEDULE Exchequer Subsidies for Local Authorities in Special Cases
  39. SECOND SCHEDULE Amendments of Enactments relating to Financial Assistance for Housing Accommodation
  40. THIRD SCHEDULE Orders excluding Buildings from a Clearance Area
  41. FOURTH SCHEDULE Repeals

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FOURTH SCHEDULE Repeals

Section 36. Session and Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 24. | The Housing, &c. Act, 1923. | Section two, except as respects houses built before the commencement of this Act. 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 35. | The Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. | Section fifteen, except as respects houses built before the commencement of this Act. In the Second Schedule, the amendment of section two of the Housing, &c. Act, 1923, except as respects houses built before the commencement of this Act. 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 56. | The Housing Act, 1957 | Section thirty-six, except as respects notices given before the commencement of this Act. In section thirty-eight, subsection (2). In section ninety, subsection (5). In section one hundred and twenty-four the words " in any of the five years next following the date on which he recognises the said body ". In section one hundred and sixty-nine, subsection (2). 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 42. | The Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958. | Sections one to six as respects dwellings qualified to be considered for approval by the Minister under subsection (1) of section one of this Act. 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 33. | The House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959. | In section four, in paragraph (d) of subsection (1), the words "in or contiguous to the dwelling" and subsection (5). Table of Statutes referred to in this Act Short Title | Session and Chapter Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893 | 56 & 57 Vict. c. 39. Public Works Loans Act, 1897 | 60 & 61 Vict. c. 51. Law of Property Act, 1925 | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20. Land Charges Act, 1925 | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 22. Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 | 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 90. National Loans Act, 1939 | 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 117. New Towns Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68. Fire Services Act, 1947 | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41. Local Government Act, 1948 | 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 26. Agricultural Holdings Act, 1948 | 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 63. Town Development Act, 1952 | 15 & 16Geo.6 & 1Eliz. 2. c. 54. Valuation for Rating Act, 1953 | 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 42. Landlord and Tenant Act, 1954 | 2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 56. Housing Subsidies Act, 1956 | 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 33. Rent Act, 1957 | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 25. Housing Act, 1957 | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 56. Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958 | 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 42. Local Government Act, 1958 | 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55. House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959 | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 33. Town and Country Planning Act, 1959 | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 53. New Towns Act, 1959 | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 62.

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