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Housing Repairs And Rents Act 1954

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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: 12 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  3. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  4. 50 Exclusion of statutory tenants from receipt of certain notices.
  5. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6. 52 Interpretation.
  7. 53 Financial provisions.
  8. 54 Short title, commencement, extent and repeals.
  9. FIRST SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  10. SECOND AND THIRD SCHEDULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  11. FOURTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  12. FIFTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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12 provisions

Title and introductory text

Housing Repairs And Rents Act 1954 1954 c.53 An Act to make further provision for the clearance and redevelopment of areas of unfit housing accommodation, and for securing or promoting the reconditioning and maintenance of houses; and otherwise to amend the enactments relating to housing, the exercise of certain powers relating to land, and rent control. [30th July 1954]

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50 Exclusion of statutory tenants from receipt of certain notices.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of— (a) paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (orders designating national parks and other orders), and (b) any local enactment regulating the service of notices in respect of the proposed exercise of any powers in relation to land. (2) For those purposes an occupier who is a statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 shall be deemed to be a tenant for a period less than a month.

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52 Interpretation.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference thereto as amended, extended or applied by any subsequent enactment including any local enactment and including, unless the context otherwise requires, this Act.

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53 Financial provisions.

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54 Short title, commencement, extent and repeals.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Repairs and Rents Act 1954. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FIRST SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SECOND AND THIRD SCHEDULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FOURTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FIFTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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