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The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996
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- 1996 No. 2048 (C. 45)
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Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 1st August the following provisions of the Housing Act 1996—
| section 2(7) and (8) | (power to add to the permissible purposes of registered social landlords), |
| section 5 | (criteria for registration of social landlords), |
| section 7 | in so far as it relates to specified paragraphs of Schedule 1 (maximum amounts payable by way of fees, expenses etc. and accounts), |
| section 9(3) | (power to consult relating to consents for disposal of land by registered social landlords), |
| section 17 | (supplementary provisions relating to a tenant’s right to acquire a dwelling), |
| section 28(4) | amendment to section 53 of the Housing Act 1988, |
| section 36(1) to (6) | (guidance to registered social landlords) |
| section 51 | in so far as it relates to specified paragraphs of Schedule 2 (schemes for investigation of complaints), |
| sections 52 to 54, 55(2) and (3) and 56 to 64 | (general provisions relating to social landlords), |
| section 55(1) | in so far as it relates to paragraphs 6 and 9 of Schedule 3 (sale of Corporations' loans portfolios). |
Articles 3 and 4 brings into force certain other provisions in so far as they confer a power to consult, to make determinations, to give consents and to delegate functions.
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